Saintes

saintes English Etymology From en fr Saintes. Proper noun en city dept/Charente-Maritime r/Nouvelle-Aquitaine southeastern c/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. en in the plural A en small French Caribbean island chain, the Îles des Saintes, in the Leeward Islands, a dependency of the <<dept:pref/Guadeloupe>>. Related terms en Santones p Translations city in Charente-Maritime Arabic: ar سانت Sānt, ar شانس Sāntis, ar سانتس Sāyntis Dutch: nl Saintes n French: fr Saintes Latin: la Mediolanum Mediōlānum Santōnum n Occitan: oc Santas f, oc Sentas f Poitevin-Saintongeais: roa-poi Sénte f, roa-poi Séntes f diocese Dutch: nl Saintes n French: fr Saintes Latin: la Mediolanum arrondissemente Dutch: nl Saintes n French: fr Saintes island chain in Guadeloupe Antillean Creole: gcf Sent f-p, gcf Lésent f-p French: fr Saintes f-p Italian: it Saintes p Japanese: ja サント諸島 Santo shotō Anagrams en aeinsst Eastins Setians Staines entasis nasties sestina tansies tisanes Dutch Etymology From nl fr Saintes. Proper noun n a city in the southeastern French département Charente-Maritime, 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 nl in the plural a small French Caribbean island chain in the Leeward Islands, a dependency of Guadeloupe Related terms nl Saintogne nl Santones p French Pronunciation fr Fr-Paris--Saintes.ogg Paris fr Fr-Saintes.ogg fr ceinte ceintes Cynthe sainte saintes Etymology 1 From fr frm Xaintes, from fr fro Xainctes, from fr la Santones, from fr grc Σάντονες, Σάντονοι, Σάντωνες, a Celtic tribe that lived in the region of Xainctonge and the settlement of Xainctes now Saintes, France. Proper noun f en Saintes; A city in the southeastern French département Charente-Maritime, the former capital of the Saintonge province en Saintes; A French Catholic diocese named after the above, its see en Saintes; A French arrondissement named after the above, its capital Alternative forms City in Saintonge fr Xainctes fr Xaintes Derived terms French city fr Saintais m, fr Santon m fr saintais, fr santon adjectives Related terms fr Saintonge fr Saintogne fr Santones p Descendants nl Saintes en Saintes Etymology 2 fr îles des Saintes, from the capitalization of fr sainte saintes, from fr es Los Santos, from being named after All Saints' Day by Christopher Columbus in 1493, after the recently past holy day of November 1st, before discovery on 4 November of that year. The French feminine form "fr sainte saintes" is related to the term "fr île îles", which is feminine in French, whereas the original Spanish term "es santo santos" is masculine, and related to the holiday "es Día de Todos los Santos", which is also masculine. Alternative forms fr Les Saintes fr les Saintes fr îles des Saintes Proper noun f p fr in the plural en Saintes; A small French Caribbean island chain in the Leeward Islands, a dependency of Guadeloupe fr Îles des Saintes Derived terms Island chain fr Saintois m, fr Saintoise f fr saintois m, fr saintoise f Descendants nl Saintes en Saintes Anagrams fr sentais