St. Denis

American  

[seynt den-is, san duh-nee] / ˌseɪnt ˈdɛn ɪs, sɛ̃ dəˈni /

noun

1. Ruth, 1880?–1968, U.S. dancer.

2. a suburb of Paris in N France: famous abbey, the burial place of many French kings.

3. a seaport in and the capital of Réunion island, in the Indian Ocean.

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First seen in its full glory at the nearby abbey of St. Denis, Gothic architecture served an age without electricity—one that learned to reduce its walls to their physical minimum in order to welcome sunlight.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 3, 2025

St. Denis is a “small regional hospital” somewhere in Oregon, an underfunded “safety net” institution where everyone is treated and no one gets asked for their insurance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2024

Ulrich placed sacred relics in a hole inside the rooster’s breast, including fragments of Christ’s Crown of Thorns and remains of St. Denis and St. Genevieve, infusing the sculpture with religious importance.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 16, 2023

In 1909, an Indian dancer named Mohammed Ismail tried to sue white dancer Ruth St. Denis, claiming he was the originator of one of St. Denis' "Oriental" dances.

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2021

The return voyage to St. Denis takes place during the prevalence of the South-East Trades, and occupies a much shorter time, rarely exceeding 14 to 16 days.

From Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. by Scherzer, Karl Ritter von