Saint-Denis
Britishnoun
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a town in N France, on the Seine: 12th-century Gothic abbey church, containing the tombs of many French monarchs; an industrial suburb of Paris. Pop: 85 832 (1999)
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the capital of the French overseas region of Réunion, a port on the N coast. Pop: 131 557 (1999)
Example Sentences
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She began playing in the island's capital for Saint-Denis FC before the chance meeting with Bompastor, who was managing the Lyon academy at the time.
From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026
Times staff writer David Wharton contributed to this report from Saint-Denis, France.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 12, 2024
Sport climbing got off to an exciting start in Saint-Denis with two British climbers in contention in the men's combined event.
From BBC • Aug. 5, 2024
“Cosmos,” presented at the Théâtre Gérard Philipe, in Saint-Denis, a Paris suburb, brightly deconstructs this stereotype.
From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2024
Spreading out around it was the town of Saint-Denis, which was larger than any town the children had ever seen.
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
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