Nord

[ nawr ]

noun

1. a department in N France. 2,229 sq. mi. (5,770 sq. km). : Lille.

Nord

/ nɔr /

noun

1. a department of N France, in Nord-Pas-de-Calais region. Capital: Lille. Pop: 2 561 800 (2003 est). Area: 5774 sq km (2252 sq miles)

Example Sentences

It seemed no one had the key or the door code for the building at 147 rue La Fayette near the Gare du Nord train station in Paris.

From The Daily Beast

The second tunnel, that of the "Nord-Sud," was an easy prey because it was still in the course of construction.

From Project Gutenberg

The last letter was even more unsatisfactory, and came from a clerk in the Grande Hotel du Nord.

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We had observed that near the Gare du Nord large numbers of workmen were engaged on the fortifications in that direction.

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Hennebert, Archives historiques et littéraires du nord de la France, 1837, vol.

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It is understood due diligence will be exercised in the restoration of the destroyed mines in the Nord and Pas de Calais.

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