St. Pierre

[ seynt -pyair; French san -pyer ]

/ ˌseɪnt ˈpyɛər; French sɛ̃ ˈpyɛr /

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noun

a city on Réunion Island, in the Indian Ocean.

a former city on Martinique, in the French West Indies: destroyed 1902, with the entire population of 26,000, by an eruption of the volcano Mt. Pelée.

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In the evening, St. Peter's and its accessories were illuminated—by far the most brilliant spectacle I ever saw.
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Pierre Van Cortlandt, a distinguished revolutionary patriot, died at his seat at Croton river, aged 94.
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