Saint-Quentin

British

/ sɛ̃kɑ̃tɛ̃ /

noun

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

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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

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

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

In the meantime he had married, at the Hague, Marie Anne Testart, a refugee from Saint-Quentin.

From The Huguenots in France by Samuel Smiles

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