Saintes

Proper noun

Meaning

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

A French Catholic diocese named after the above, its see.

A French arrondissement named after the above, its capital.

(in the plural) A small French Caribbean island chain, the Îles des Saintes, in the Leeward Islands, a dependency of the department of Guadeloupe.

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When first created, the commune of Saintes was assigned as the prefecture of the department (Saintes had previously been the capital of Saintonge). Source: Internet

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