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seine
/seɪn/
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What does seine mean?
noun
- A long net having floats attached at the top and sinkers (weights) at the bottom, used in shallow water for catching fish.
verb
- To use a seine, to fish with a seine.
proper noun
- A river in northern France that flows through Paris for about 772 km (480 mi) to the English Channel near Le Havre.
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proper noun
- A former department of France, the capital city of which was Paris.
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IPA pronunciation
/seɪn/
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See this word in context.
As I write these lines the papers are full of the story of two little girls found drowned in the Seine.
In his walk he had crossed one of the bridges of the Seine, and he still followed, unheedingly, the long, unbroken quay.
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At one place in the valley of the Seine was discovered, under a bed of tufa, the remains of a forest growth.
In the evening, the seine was hauled at the head of the harbour, but only half a dozen small fish were caught.
A heavy cart was crossing the Seine at the same time as himself, and on its way, like him, to the right bank.