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Amiens

American

[am-ee-uhnz, a-myan] / ˈæm i ənz, aˈmyɛ̃ /

noun

a city in and the capital of Somme, in N France: cathedral; battles 1914, 1918, 1944.

Amiens British

/ amjɛ̃, ˈæmɪənz /

noun

a city in N France: its Gothic cathedral is the largest church in France. Pop: 135 501 (1999)

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The first three data centres would be at Dunkirk and near the northern cities of Cambrai and Amiens, he added.

From Barron's • May 30, 2026

Toulouse beat Ligue 2 Amiens 1-0 with Yann Gboho netting the winner six minutes before the interval.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

In November 1975, the appeals court transfers the case to the Amiens Criminal Court where Goldman is retried for his crimes.

From Salon • Sep. 6, 2024

An hour's drive northwest of Paris, near Amiens, in a large barn surrounded by gentle green hills, a muscular, 700kg Holstein cow manoeuvred herself into an automated milking enclosure, watched by her owner, Sophie Lenaerts.

From BBC • May 5, 2024

He stands in a chateau outside Amiens, north of Paris.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

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