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Sainte-Foy

Sainte-Foy proper noun: various towns in France, especially Sainte-Foy-la-Grande near Bourdeaux.

Proper noun

Sainte-Foy

  1. Various towns in France, especially Sainte-Foy-la-Grande near Bourdeaux.
    Synonyms:
    Foy, St Foy, Ste Foy

Synonyms of Sainte-Foy

  • St Foy
  • Ste Foy
  • Foy

Origin of Sainte-Foy

From French Sainte-Foy, from Middle French Sainte-Foy, variously from sainte foy (“holy faith”) and from the French form of the name of the martyr St Faith. Piecewise doublet of Santa Fe.

Questions about Sainte-Foy

What does Sainte-Foy mean?
Sainte-Foy means various towns in France, especially Sainte-Foy-la-Grande near Bourdeaux.
What part of speech is Sainte-Foy?
Sainte-Foy is a proper noun.

Words near Sainte-Foy in the dictionary

  1. saintdoms
  2. Sainte Genevieve County
  3. Sainte-Adèle
  4. Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines
  5. Sainte-Croix
  6. Sainte-Foy
  7. Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois
  8. Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine
  9. Sainte-Sophie
  10. Sainte-Thérèse
  11. sainted

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