Doubs
Americannoun
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a river in E France, flowing into the Saône River. About 260 miles (420 km) long.
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a department in E France. 2,031 sq. mi. (5,260 sq. km). Besançon.
noun
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a department of E France, in Franche-Comté region. Capital: Besançon. Pop: 505 557 (2003 est). Area: 5258 sq km (2030 sq miles)
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a river in E France, rising in the Jura Mountains, becoming part of the border between France and Switzerland and flowing generally southwest to the Saône River. Length: 430 km (267 miles)
Example Sentences
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And that’s exactly what happened, as the Dubs added two banners to the rafters by going 16-1 in the 2017 playoffs and 16-5 in the 2018 playoffs.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 26, 2023
Nowhere is that dynamic more apparent than in Britain, said Alf Dubs, a member of the House of Lords and a former child refugee.
From Washington Post • Mar. 19, 2022
Mr. Crocker noted that he believed Moscow was implicated in the unsolved 1979 kidnapping and death of the U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, Adolph “Spike” Dubs, just before the Soviet invasion.
From New York Times • Feb. 16, 2022
Refugee campaigner Lord Alf Dubs said the map would help people "reconnect with their scattered pasts".
From BBC • Dec. 4, 2021
Zoey calls my parents Mr. and Mrs. Dubs.
From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner
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