Sainte-Foy

proper noun

Various towns in France, especially Sainte-Foy-la-Grande near Bourdeaux.

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OriginFrench Sainte-Foy ← Middle French Sainte-Foy →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. Various towns in France, especially Sainte-Foy-la-Grande near Bourdeaux.

    Synonyms: Foy, St Foy, Ste Foy

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounVarious towns in France, especially Sainte-Foy-la-Grande near Bourdeaux.

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FoySt FoySte Foy
Also see
foy

Origin

  1. Middle FrenchSainte-Foy
  2. FrenchSainte-Foy
  3. EnglishSainte-Foy

From French Sainte-Foy, from Middle French Sainte-Foy, variously from sainte foy (“holy faith”) and from the French form of the name of the martyr St Faith. Piecewise doublet of Santa Fe.

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APA

Sainte-Foy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sainte-Foy

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“Sainte-Foy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sainte-Foy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sainte-Foy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sainte-Foy.

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