Douai

or Dou·ay

[ doo-ey; French dwe ]

noun

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

Douai

/ 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)

Example Sentences

In 1578, however, when the occupants of Douai were expelled, they were lodged at Rheims in the house of the Jesuits.

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It was a meeting of the outposts of two great opposing armies, one of which was at Douai, the other at Cambrai.

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Douai has a Hôtel de Ville and belfry, too, which were entirely unlooked for.

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He recovered consciousness only in hospital, and was sent to Douai.

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Six fighting machines, with Blackie leading, headed for Douai in battle formation.

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