Saint Laurent

/ (French sɛ̃ lɔrɑ̃) /

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noun usually abbreviated to: St Laurent

a W suburb of Montreal, Canada. Pop: 77 391 (2001)

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Words nearby Saint Laurent

Saint Joseph, Saint-Just, Saint Kilda, Saint Kitts, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Laurent, Saint Lawrence, Saint Lawrence Seaway, Saint Leger, Saint Leonard, Saint-Lô

British Dictionary definitions for Saint Laurent (2 of 2)

Saint-Laurent

/ (French sɛ̃lɔrɑ̃) /

noun

Yves (iv), full name Yves-Mathieu. 1936–2008, French couturier: popularized trousers for women for all occasions

Louis. 1882–1973, Canadian politician; prime minister of Canada (1948–57)

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How to use Saint Laurent in a sentence

The exhibit also includes examples of designers borrowing from fine art, as Yves Saint Laurent did with his Mondrian dress.
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St. Laurent, however, pointed out why this step might be especially difficult to implement.
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It was in Saint-Rémy where Van Gogh sends his brother word of how all his sacrifice may soon be for nothing in this life.
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Race relations in Saint Louis could hinge on the outcome of this announcement.
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Tensions are rising in Saint Louis, Mo., as race relations heat up.
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May looked along at the dimpled grace, And then at the saint-like, fair old face, “How funny!”
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One of her humours was to unite the son of her minister, with a niece of the widowed Queen of Saint Germain's.
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He marched to meet it with the throbbing pulses of a soldier rushing to victory or a saint to martyrdom.
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Happening to walk down the Rue Saint Honoré, he had come upon tragedy.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
Upon our return from this river Saint John, our route turned towards the country of the Armouchiquoys.
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