Douai

American  

[doo-ey, dwe] / duˈeɪ, dwɛ /

Or Douay

noun

1. a city in N France, SE of Calais.

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Douai British  

/ dwɛ, ˈduːeɪ /

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

She faces life in prison if found guilty by a jury in the northern city of Douai.

From The Guardian • Jun. 25, 2015

An existing theory is that a group of boys from Douai School in Berkshire started singing the song at the same match, when England were playing Ireland in the Five Nations Championship.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2015

"This is not a victory for rights," Frédérique Baulieu, a lawyer for Mr. Strauss-Kahn said outside the courthouse in Douai.

From New York Times • Dec. 19, 2012

An investigation showed that the extensively restored painting was the same one German soldiers seized from the Douai museum, the statement said.

From Reuters • Oct. 13, 2011

Douai was captured by the Germans during the European War, and retaken by the Allies in Oct.,

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde by Various