Saïs

[ sey-is ]

/ ˈseɪ ɪs /

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noun

an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.

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Words nearby Saïs

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Vitus's dance, Saionji, Saipan, sair, Saïs, saison, Saite, saith, saithe, Saitic

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How to use Saïs in a sentence

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She never finishes her soup and she wears a toweling robe with a certain je ne sais quoi.
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To which her Majesty replied, 'I know it well ( Je le sais bien ).'
History Of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. I. (of XXI.)|Thomas Carlyle

For he had his own pride, expressed in his words: "Je sais ce que je vaux."
The Stones of Paris in History and Letters, Volume I (of 2)|Benjamin Ellis Martin
Jadis il a t Dieu: il s'est appel Osiris, Apollon, est-ce que je sais?
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Je sais bien que ce sont des chats que vos huguenots, qui se retrouvent tousjours sur leurs pieds.
History of the Rise of the Huguenots|Henry Baird
Je ne sais point de termes qui puissent vous rendre ce que j'aprouve en lisant cet ouvrage.
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British Dictionary definitions for Saïs

Saïs

/ (ˈseɪɪs) /

noun

(in ancient Egypt) a city in the W Nile delta; the royal capital of the 24th dynasty (about 730–715 bc) and the 26th dynasty (about 664–525 bc)

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