St. Denis
Americannoun
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Ruth, 1880?–1968, U.S. dancer.
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a suburb of Paris in N France: famous abbey, the burial place of many French kings.
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a seaport in and the capital of Réunion island, in the Indian Ocean.
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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
St. Denis and her partner, dancer Ted Shawn, soon founded the Denishawn School downtown, where Graham got her start.
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
If he succeeded in reaching one of the gates--St. Antoine, or St. Denis, in itself a task of difficulty--it would only be to find the gate closed, and the guard on the alert.
From Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France by Weyman, Stanley J.
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