Saint-De·nis (s  -d -n  )1. A city of north-central France, an industrial suburb of Paris. Dating from early Christian times as a place of pilgrimage, it is the site of a Benedictine abbey founded in 626. The city's 12th-century Gothic cathedral contains the tombs of numerous French monarchs, including those of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. Population: 95,800. 2. The capital of Réunion, a port on the Indian Ocean. It was founded in the late 17th century as a way station on the route to the Orient. Population: 142,600. |
Saint-Denis (French) [sɛ̃dni]
n usually abbreviated to St-Denis
1. (Placename) 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.: 89 988 (1990)
2. (Placename) the capital of the French overseas region of Réunion, a port on the N coast. Pop.: 131 557 (1999)
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