3rd century ad, first bishop of Paris; patron saint of France. Feast day: Oct 9
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Saint-Denis in British English
(French sɛ̃dni)
noun usually abbreviated to: St-Denis
1.
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: 105 749 (2009)
2.
the capital of the French overseas region of Réunion, a port on the N coast. Pop: 143 000 (2007)
Examples of 'Saint Denis' in a sentence
Saint Denis
His chilly, damp, single-room apartment in Saint Denis had rarely seemed so appealing.