Seine

This article is about the river in France. For other rivers named Seine, see Seine River (disambiguation). For the old Seine d?partement, see Seine (d?partement). A seine is also a kind of fishing net.

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The Seine (pronounced in French) is a major river of northern France, and one of its commercial waterways. It is also a tourist attraction, particularly within the city of Paris.

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The name "Seine" comes from the Latin Sequana, which itself comes from Gaulish (Celtic) Sicauna. The name Sicauna is made up of Celtic sakw, which means "sacred" and comes from the Proto-Indo-European root *sak- (which also gave Latin sacer and sanctus, which in turn gave English sacred and saint), and from a Celtic (or more probably Pre-Indo-European) suffix -onna which means "source, river", and which can be found in the name of many rivers of western Europe (such as the Garonne or the Dordogne). The name "Sakw -onna" ("sacred source", "sacred river"), is also the name of several other western European rivers, such as the Sa?ne River, and possibly also the River Shannon.

Seine River (disambiguation): For the French river, see Seine....

Fishing: Fishing is the activity of hunting for fish. By extension, the term fishing is also applied to hunting for other aquatic animals such as various types of shellfish as well as squid, octopus, turtles, frogs and some edible marine invertebrates. The term fishing is not applied to the hunting of aquati...

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Seine related Images and Photos (experimental)

The Seine River	Seine at Grande Jatte	Seine at Giverny Mist	La Seine a Bannecourt
The Seine and Notre Dame	Musique Seine Michel Bataille et Moi	The Seine and the City-Isle	The Seine at Bercy 1885
The Seine from the Quai De La Rapee	River Seine and the City of Paris c.1991	Debacle Sur la Seine	The Seine at Giverny Morning Mists 1897