St. Denis

[ seynt den-is; French san duh-nee ]

noun

1. Ruth, 1880?–1968, U.S. dancer.
2. a suburb of Paris in N France: famous abbey, the burial place of many French kings.
3. a seaport in and the capital of Réunion island, in the Indian Ocean.

Example Sentences

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.

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The famous Suger, the minister of a powerful king, built the abbey of St. Denis.

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They arrived, at length, at a serrurier's shop, placed in an alley near the Porte St. Denis.

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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!

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In a sad hour of affliction the spirit of St. Denis appeared to her, and told her he would be her protector ever afterwards.

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