Soissons
[swa-sawn]
- a city in N France, on the Aisne River: battles a.d. 486, 1918, 1944.
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Contemporary Examples
She suffered from alcohol and drugs problems which led her to open a centre for addicts in Soissons, near Paris.
Historical Examples
The first large movement in 1915 began on January 8, at Soissons.
Soissons, the other primitive example, is at once a surprise and a disappointment.
The Cathedrals of Northern FranceFrancis Miltoun
Somebody had dope this morning that we'd leave here for Soissons to-morrow.
One Man's Initiation--1917John Dos Passos
With thumb and forefinger I could have spanned the distance between Soissons and Laon.
High AdventureJames Norman Hall
I could tell you now of a Brother at Soissons whom they mean to put into the Chamber.
France and the RepublicWilliam Henry Hurlbert
Soissons
- a city in N France, on the Aisne River: has Roman remains and an 11th-century abbey. Pop: 29 453 (1999)
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