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PRONUNCIATION OF AMIENS

Amiens  [ˈæmɪənz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AMIENS

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Amiens is a noun.
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WHAT DOES AMIENS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Amiens

Amiens

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes only counted once. Amiens is a city and commune in northern France, 120 km north of Paris and 100 km south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme department in Picardy. The city had a population of 136,105 according to the 2006 census. The first known settlement is Samarobriva, the central settlement of the Ambiani, one of the principal tribes of Gaul. The town was given the name Ambianum by the Romans, meaning settlement of the Ambiani people. The town has been much fought over, being attacked by barbarian tribes, and later by the Normans. In 1113 the city was recognized by the King of France, and joined to the Crown of France in 1185. In 1597, Spanish soldiers held the city during the six-month Siege of Amiens, before Henry IV regained control. During the 18th and 19th century, the textile tradition of Amiens became famous for its velours. In 1789 the provinces of France were dismantled and the territory was organised into departments.

Definition of Amiens in the English dictionary

The definition of Amiens in the dictionary is a city in N France: its Gothic cathedral is the largest church in France. Pop: 135 501.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AMIENS


Cantabrians
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Carpathians
kɑːˈpeɪθɪənz
Corinthians
kəˈrɪnθɪənz
definiens
dɪˈfɪnɪənz
Fenians
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Grampians
ˈɡræmpɪənz
irons
ˈaɪənz
Lions
ˈlaɪənz
Lothians
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Lyons
ˈlaɪənz
medallions
mɪˈdælɪənz
Thessalonians
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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AMIENS

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Amidol
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amidship
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amie
AMIEE
amiga
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AMIMechE
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WORDS THAT END LIKE AMIENS

Athens
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heavens
Homo sapiens
Horsens
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Owens
Queens
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آميان
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AMIENS»

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Amiens: Dawn of Victory
Employing the troops of five nations (including Canada) and utilizing secrecy, deception, and combined operations, the Allies won the first of a string of victories culminating in the Armistice one hundred days later.Amiens: Dawn of Victory ...
James McWilliams, 2001
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The Amiens Truce: Britain and Bonaparte, 1801-1803
A study of the hardening of British public opinion against Bonaparte and an examination of the events that caused it.
John D. Grainger, 2004
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Amiens 1918: The Black Day of the German Army
Printbegrænsninger: Der kan printes 10 sider ad gangen og max. 40 sider pr. session.
‎2008
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Between France and Flanders: Manuscript Illumination in Amiens
Examining manuscript illumination in Amiens in its historical and socio-economic context, the author pinpoints the artistic interchange between France and Flanders.
Susie Nash, 1999
5
Hugh of Amiens and the Twelfth-Century Renaissance
Chapter 1 Hugh of Amiens: Cleric, Monk and Bishop Hugh's early years remain obscure, and little more can be ascertained than that he belonged to a family of the minor nobility in the Amienois and was born around 1085.' He never referred  ...
Dr Ryan P Freeburn, 2013
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Notre-Dame, Cathedral of Amiens: The Power of Change in Gothic
A detailed study of Notre Dame, one of the most ambitious building programmes of the high middle ages.
Stephen Murray, 1996
7
The Carmen de Hastingae Proelio of Guy, Bishop of Amiens
For this second edition, Frank Barlow has written an entirely new and substantial historical introduction, incorporating the scholarly research of a generation.
Wido (Bishop of Amiens), Frank Barlow, 1999
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Memoirs of the Reign of George III.: From the Treaty of ...
From the Treaty of Amiens, A. D. 1802, to the Termination of the Regency, A. D. 1820 : in Two Volumes William Belsham. The revived motion on the catholic question, book though supported by lord Castlereagh in the dy-0 house of commons, ...
William Belsham, 1824
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Amiens: 1918
The operation succeeded and by 13 August the Allies had penetrated 11 miles along a 47-mile front, killing or wounding 50,000 Germans. Thirty years in the writing, Amiens is the first book to study the battle in minute detail.
James L. McWilliams, R. James Steel, 2001
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The Day We Won The War: Turning Point At Amiens, 8 August 1918
The long agony on the Western Front was nearly over.Drawing on both primary and secondary sources, as well as eyewitness accounts, this book describes how the attack was conceived, the preparations, and the actual assault itself, as well as ...
Charles Messenger, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AMIENS»

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Tour de France: Mark Cavendish starts blame game
... is second only to Eddy Merckx's 34 - could come on tomorrow's fourth stage across the cobbles, or Wednesday's stage to Amiens. "Down to ... «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 15»
2
Handy Guide to Sport on Television this Week
Tour de France Stage 5: To Amiens. GAA TG4 from 7.15pm (7.30) U-21H: Wexford v Kilkenny. THURSDAY (JULY 9TH). CRICKET Sky Sports 3 ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
3
Major drug stash found in raid on rural property
Two people, a 24-year-old Glen Aplin man and an 18-year-old Amiens woman, were charged with a range of offences including drug ... «Toowoomba Chronicle, Jul 15»
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Sports Roundup: Sunday, July 5, 2015
July 8 — Fifth Stage: Arras Urban Community to Amiens, flat (189.5-117.7). July 9 — Sixth Stage: Abbeville to Le Havre, hilly (191.5-118.9). «DesMoinesRegister.com, Jul 15»
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Welcome reprieve from heatwave
This morning Amiens and Le Havre woke up to temperatures as low as 15C but temperatures in the south-west this afternoon could hit 37/38C ... «The Connexion, Jul 15»
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Bardet's bad day foreshadows hellish opening week
Perhaps this evening (AEST), Stage 2 will give momentary respite, as will stages five and seven, to Amiens and Fougeres. But otherwise, until ... «SBS, Jul 15»
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Man killed instantly after motorcycle crashes into truck
Bus routes 33x and 41x will operate from the Port Tunnel via Sheriff Street, Amiens Street and back to normal route, AA Roadwatch reports. «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
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July's employment roundup: Good news by One Source, Blue …
In 2013 KamaGames opened its Global headquarters at 110 Amiens street, Dublin. The new jobs created will be in the areas of marketing, ... «Insideireland.ie, Jul 15»
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Stoke's Steven Nzonzi a transfer target for TWO Champions League …
First brought to English football from French side Amiens by Blackburn in summer 2009, Nzonzi has made 120 appearances for Stoke in all ... «Irish Mirror, Jul 15»
10
Heatwave brings rain of records
... Nemours, Troyes, Evreux, Beauvais, Rouen, Amiens and Lisieux. Overall, Météo France says temperatures are 10C above seasonal norms. «The Connexion, Jul 15»

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