St. Denis

American  

[seynt den-is, san duh-nee] / ˌseɪnt ˈdɛn ɪs, sɛ̃ dəˈni /

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.

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Example Sentences

First seen in its full glory at the nearby abbey of St. Denis, Gothic architecture served an age without electricity—one that learned to reduce its walls to their physical minimum in order to welcome sunlight.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025

Let our story begin in 1911, when 16-year-old Graham and her father rode a ferry to L.A. from Santa Barbara to see the exotic dance sensation Ruth St. Denis.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2025

Can you introduce us to "St. Denis Medical" and the character you play?

From Salon • Dec. 4, 2024

Ulrich placed sacred relics in a hole inside the rooster’s breast, including fragments of Christ’s Crown of Thorns and remains of St. Denis and St. Genevieve, infusing the sculpture with religious importance.

From Washington Times • Dec. 16, 2023

Excited groups were wandering up and down the street, and, fearing to traverse its crowded narrows, he went by lanes parallel with it as far as the Rue St. Denis, which he crossed.

From Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France by Weyman, Stanley J.