Abbeville

[ ab-ee-vil; for 1 also French abuh-veel ]

/ ˈæb iˌvɪl; for 1 also French abəˈvil /

a town in N France, on the Somme River: site of Paleolithic artifacts.

a city in S Louisiana.

Example sentences from the Web for abbeville

Members of the Abbeville, S.C., Bixby family killed two police over a land dispute in 2003.

When Sovereign Citizens Snap |Caitlin Dickson |January 17, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
He was the first to see Mary at the meeting place this side of Abbeville, and was the king's representative on all occasions.

When Knighthood Was in Flower |Charles Major
Such was the sentence pronounced by the Solons and Lycurguses of Abbeville!

A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 4 (of 10) |Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)
Next year but one, 1868, his ancient love for French Gothic took him to Abbeville.

Ruskin Relics |W. G. Collingwood

These flint tools exactly resemble those found at Abbeville and Amiens.

A Manual of the Antiquity of Man |J. P. MacLean
Nothing definite, however, could be ascertained, and early in June the remnants entrained at Sezanne for the Abbeville area.

The Story of the 6th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry |Unknown

Abbeville

/ (French abəvil) /

a town in N France: brewing, sugar-refining, and carpet industries. Pop: 24 567 (1999)