Beauvais

[ boh-vey; French boh-ve ]

/ boʊˈveɪ; French boʊˈvɛ /

a city in and the capital of Oise, in NW France: 13th-century cathedral.

Definition for beauvais (2 of 2)

Oise

[ waz ]

/ waz /

a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.

a department in N France. 2273 sq. mi. (5885 sq. km). Capital: Beauvais.

There the Bishop of Beauvais, a man devoted to the English interests, claimed to conduct her trial.

Cassell's History of England, Vol. I (of 9) |Anonymous
It is for me to take her back to Beauvais or elsewhere to safety.

The Light That Lures |Percy Brebner
It was in 1755 that Beauvais found itself without the support of its leaders.

The Tapestry Book |Helen Churchill Candee
Something equally marvelous is said of a canon of the cathedral of Beauvais.

The Phantom World |Augustin Calmet

Entering the church at an early age, he was rapidly advanced until in 1313 he was made bishop of Beauvais.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 6 |Various

Beauvais

/ (French bovɛ) /

a market town in N France, 64 km (40 miles) northwest of Paris. Pop: 55 392 (1999)

Oise

/ (French waz) /

a department of N France, in Picardy region. Capital: Beauvais. Pop: 776 999 (2003 est). Area: 5887 sq km (2296 sq miles)

a river in N France, rising in Belgium, in the Ardennes, and flowing southwest to join the Seine at Conflans. Length: 302 km (188 miles)