Douai

or Dou·ay

[ doo-ey; French dwe ]

/ duˈeɪ; French dwɛ /

noun

a city in N France, SE of Calais.

Example sentences from the Web for douai

In 1809, while on the way to Douai, he was quartered for one night with M. Balthazar Claes.

Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z |Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois Christophe
After a short stay he left Douai in 1631 and returned to Oxford.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 |Various
We continued our march in the direction of Douai, reaching Planque on the 21st and stopping there for three days.

The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918 |F.L. Morrison
At a short distance from Douai, there stood a castle on the bank of a river near a bridge.

Points of Humour, Part II (of II) |Anonymous

Antony Legrand, from Douai, attempted to introduce it into Oxford, but failed.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 |Various

British Dictionary definitions for douai

Douai

/ (ˈduːeɪ, French dwɛ) /

noun

an industrial city in N France: the political and religious centre of exiled English Roman Catholics in the 16th and 17th centuries. Pop: 42 796 (1999)

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Douai

or Dou·ay

noun

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British Dictionary definitions for douai

noun