Definition of "Saintes"

A city in the Charente-Maritime department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southeastern France, the former capital of the Saintonge province.  examples

A French Catholic diocese named after the above, its see.  examples

A French arrondissement named after the above, its capital.  examples

(in the plural) A small French Caribbean island chain, the Îles des Saintes, in the Leeward Islands, a dependency of the department of Guadeloupe.  examples