St. Quentin
[seynt kwen-tn; French san kahn-tan]
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noun
a city in N France, on the Somme: retaken from the Germans 1918.
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The night fell and all were dying with hunger, for there had been no meal since Saint-Quentin.
Louis XIV and La Grande MademoiselleArvede Barine
One was of the day before a battle, I think it was Saint-Quentin.
A Hilltop on the MarneMildred Aldrich
He led it to the siege of Saint-Quentin, a place considered as one of the bulwarks of the kingdom.
A Popular History of France From The Earliest TimesFrancois Pierre Guillaume Guizot
At length, on the 27th of August, the enemy entered Saint-Quentin by shoals.
A Popular History of France From The Earliest TimesFrancois Pierre Guillaume Guizot
In 1911 it was the principal question discussed at their national convention at Saint-Quentin.
Socialism and Democracy in EuropeSamuel P. Orth
Saint-Quentin
noun usually abbreviated to: St-Quentin
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