St. Denis

[ seynt den-is; for 2, 3 also French sanduh-nee ]

noun

Ruth, 1880?–1968, U.S. dancer.
a suburb of Paris in N France: famous abbey, the burial place of many French kings.

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He went to the river, drank a long draft, and looking round, saw the distant waves of the people in a sea coming out of St. Denis.
Balsamo, The Magician | Alexander Dumas
The famous Suger, the minister of a powerful king, built the abbey of St. Denis.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume V | John Lord
They arrived, at length, at a serrurier's shop, placed in an alley near the Porte St. Denis.
Night and Morning, Complete | Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Go, tell no man to unarm himself; and let them shoot, in case of necessity, as sharply on those who cry France and St. Denis!
Quentin Durward | Sir Walter Scott
In a sad hour of affliction the spirit of St. Denis appeared to her, and told her he would be her protector ever afterwards.
The Mysteries of All Nations | James Grant

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