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Denis

1

[den-is]

noun

  1. a male given name.



Denîs

2

[den-is, duh-nee]

noun

  1. Saint, died a.d. c280, 1st bishop of Paris: patron saint of France.

Denis

/ ˈdɛnɪs, dəni /

noun

  1. Maurice (mɔris). 1870–1943, French painter and writer on art. One of the leading Nabis, he defined a picture as "essentially a flat surface covered with colours assembled in a certain order"

  2. 3rd century ad , first bishop of Paris; patron saint of France. Feast day: Oct 9

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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The incident happened at a museum dedicated to French philosopher Denis Diderot in Landres, north-eastern France on Sunday night.

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Britain boasted an abundance of talent too, though: Davies, Offiah, Jason Robinson, Denis Betts, Andy Farrell, to name just a few.

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Kibu Denis netted twice in the closing stages for the Dar es Salaam club, who were runners-up in the second-tier CAF Confederation Cup last season.

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It has been nice to go toe-to-toe with him, and you have Denis Bouanga as well.

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Overall, the firm expects an upswing in investment banking activity in the next 12 to 24 months, CFO Denis Coleman says.

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