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Saint-Denis

British  
/ sɛ̃dni /

noun

  1. a town in N France, on the Seine: 12th-century Gothic abbey church, containing the tombs of many French monarchs; an industrial suburb of Paris. Pop: 85 832 (1999)

  2. the capital of the French overseas region of Réunion, a port on the N coast. Pop: 131 557 (1999)

"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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Megan Saint-Denis says she has been waiting three years for the builders to complete crucial repair work.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2024

Times staff writer David Wharton contributed to this report from Saint-Denis, France.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2024

The Saint-Denis stretch is the penultimate leg of the flame's journey before the relay ends at the Eiffel Tower.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2024

Poirier is coming off a Fight of the Night victory over Benoît Saint-Denis at UFC 299 in March.

From Seattle Times May 31, 2024

And then we passed into the grounds of the Abbey Church of Saint-Denis, the domain of Abbot Hubert, and his prior, Michelangelo di Bologna.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz

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