Saint-Quentin

British  

/ sɛ̃kɑ̃tɛ̃ /

noun

1. a town in N France, on the River Somme: textile industry. Pop: 59 066 (1999)

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Example Sentences

Symptoms began to emerge on 12 June in and around Saint-Quentin, south of Lille, with the children rushed to hospital over the following days.

From BBC

Several butchers in Saint-Quentin were closed on Thursday, local news outlet L'Aisne nouvelle reported.

From BBC

A no-nonsense former insurance agent in the northern town of Saint-Quentin, Mr. Bertrand, who has already announced he will run for president next year, won the Hauts-de-France region handily, with about 53 percent of the vote.

From New York Times

“He didn’t do anything for Saint-Quentin. The factories have closed and he hasn’t brought any work to replace the jobs. And we only see the politicians at election time.”

From The Guardian

Today the “tour” is heading to Saint-Quentin, once home to a thriving textile industry but now notable for the number of shop closures in its town centre.

From The Guardian