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Saint-Quentin

British  
/ sɛ̃kɑ̃tɛ̃ /

noun

  1. a town in N France, on the River Somme: textile industry. Pop: 59 066 (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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Several butchers in Saint-Quentin were closed on Thursday, local news outlet L'Aisne nouvelle reported.

From BBC Jun. 20, 2025

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 Jun. 20, 2025

At the end of a long day in Saint-Quentin, Pierre is taking a breather after a Q&A session with local En Marche! volunteers.

From The Guardian Mar. 26, 2017

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 Mar. 26, 2017

We understood that we were to be reinforced at Saint-Quentin by a French detachment at four o'clock.

From A Hilltop on the Marne Being Letters Written June 3-September 8, 1914 by Aldrich, Mildred

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