Saintes

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proper noun

A city in Charente-Maritime department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southeastern France, the former capital of the Saintonge province.

OriginFrench Saintes →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A city in Charente-Maritime department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southeastern France, the former capital of the Saintonge province.
  2. A French Catholic diocese named after the above, its see.
  3. A French arrondissement named after the above, its capital.
  4. in pluralA small French Caribbean island chain, the Îles des Saintes, in the Leeward Islands, a dependency of the department of Guadeloupe.

Origin

  1. FrenchSaintes
  2. EnglishSaintes

From French Saintes.

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Translations

Arabic سانت, شانس
  • سانت (Sānt)city in Charente-Maritime
  • شانس (Sāntis)city in Charente-Maritime
  • سانتس (Sāyntis)city in Charente-Maritime
Dutch Saintes, Saintes
  • Saintescity in Charente-Maritime
  • Saintesdiocese
  • Saintesarrondissemente
French Saintes, Saintes
  • Saintescity in Charente-Maritime
  • Saintesdiocese
  • Saintesisland chain in Guadeloupe
  • Saintesarrondissemente
Italian Saintes
  • Saintesisland chain in Guadeloupe
Japanese サント諸島
  • サント諸島 (Santo shotō)island chain in Guadeloupe
Latin Mediōlānum Santōnum, Mediolanum
  • Mediōlānum Santōnumcity in Charente-Maritime
  • Mediolanumdiocese

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

StainessestinaSestianentasis
Cite this entry
APA

Saintes. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Saintes

MLA

“Saintes.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Saintes. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Saintes,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Saintes.

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