Amiens

[ am-ee-uhnz; French a-myan ]

noun

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

Amiens

/ amjɛ̃; ˈæmɪənz /

noun

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

Example Sentences

Former England and Liverpool striker Andy Carroll has signed for French fourth-tier club Bordeaux after leaving Amiens.

From BBC

Carroll, 35, has dropped two divisions in France's football pyramid, despite playing in all four of Amiens' Ligue 2 matches this term.

From BBC

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

From Salon

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

Clashes also took place in other major cities such as Marseille, Nantes, Amiens and Dijon.

From BBC