Artois

[ ar-twah ]

/ arˈtwɑ /

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noun

a former province in N France: artesian wells.

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The Count of Artois fell among the first; and when Louis himself arrived, all was dismay and confusion.
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Artois

/ (French artwa) /

noun

a former province of N France

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