(Encyclopedia) Saint-Denis, city (1990 pop. 122,875), capital of the French overseas department of Réunion. It is a port on the Indian Ocean at the mouth of the St.-Denis River and exports sugar and…
(Encyclopedia) Saint-Exupéry, Antoine de (Antoine-Marie-Roger de Saint-Exupéry)Saint-Exupéry, Antoine deäNtwänˈ-märēˈ-rôzhāˈ də săNtĕgzüpārēˈ [key], 1900–1944, French aviator and writer. He became a…
(Encyclopedia) Saint GallSaint Gallsānt gôl, găl, gäl [key], Ger. Sankt Gallen, canton (1993 pop. 432,800), 777 sq mi (2,012 sq km), NE Switzerland. Bordering on Lake Constance in the north and on…
(Encyclopedia) Saint-Gelays or Saint-Gelais, Mellin deSaint-Gelays or Saint-Gelais, Mellin demĕlăN də săN-zhəlāˈ [key], c.1490–1558, French poet. He lived in Italy for many years, and he helped to…
(Encyclopedia) Saint-Germain, Treaty ofSaint-Germain, Treaty ofsăN-zhĕrmăNˈ [key], any of several treaties signed at Saint-Germain-en-Laye, near Paris, France. 1 The Treaty of Saint-Germain of 1570…
(Encyclopedia) Saint-Germain-des-PrésSaint-Germain-des-PréssăN-zhĕrmăNˈ-dā-prā [key], historic abbey and church of Paris, on the left bank of the Seine. It was founded (6th cent.) by Childebert I;…
(Encyclopedia) Saint-Germain-en-LayeSaint-Germain-en-LayesăN-zhĕrmăNˈ-äN-lā [key], town (1990 pop. 41,710), Yvelines dept., N central France, on the Seine River, a residential suburb W of Paris. It…
