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Saint-Jean

American  
[san zhahn] / sɛ̃ ʒɑ̃ /

noun

  1. Lac a lake in S central Quebec, Canada, NNW of Quebec City, drained by the Saguenay River. 387 sq. mi. (1,003 sq. km).


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This one leaves from Place Saint-Jean, a central meeting point in Vieux Lyon.

From Washington Post May 20, 2022

I beelined to 27 Rue du Boeuf and pushed open the unlocked door giving way to Lyon’s long traboule, cutting through to the Rue Saint-Jean.

From Washington Post May 20, 2022

Veloroute des Bleuets circles Lac Saint-Jean, a lake so big you might think it’s the sea.

From Washington Times May 21, 2019

A Vatican spokesman, Alessandro Gisotti, said later that Francis was referring to the Contemplative Sisters of Saint-Jean, a small group in France that confronted a variety of problems.

From New York Times Feb. 5, 2019

"Well, we'll let you alone, if you will tell us why you call yourself Mont Saint-Jean."

From The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 3 of 6 by Eugène Sue

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