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Des Prés

American  
[duh prey, dey prey] / də ˈpreɪ, deɪ ˈpreɪ /

noun

  1. Josquin c1445–1521, Flemish composer.


des Prés British  
/ de pre /

noun

  1. Josquin (ʒɔskɛ̃). ?1450–1521, Flemish Renaissance composer of masses, motets, and chansons

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Jersey Post said it would re-open its offices at Rue des Pres and Broad Street which were were closed on Thursday because of the storm.

From BBC

Les Deux is across from the 6th-century Church of Saint Germain des Prés, the interior of which has been newly — and spectacularly — rehabilitated.

From Washington Post

“It’s funny, because the series is not meant to be real,” she said, over lunch at Cyril Lignac’s Le Bar des Prés, one of her favorite neighborhood bistros.

From New York Times

The Alabama Democrat spent $487 to stay at the K+K Hotel Cayre in Paris, billed as “a beautiful historic building located in heart of Saint Germain Des Prés” that's within walking distance to Eiffel Tower and the Louvre.

From Fox News

“It’s not the commercial Paris, l’Opéra or St. Germain des Prés. This is my ‘hood,” she said.

From New York Times