Comines
Americannoun
noun
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Christophe Bourgois, 29, a builder, said it was worth his while to drive to the French border town of Halluin from his Belgian home town of Comines.
From Reuters • Sep. 2, 2022
After a course of medi�val dramas, he took up memoirs—Froissart, Comines, Pierre de l'Estoile, and Brant�me.
From Sentimental Education Vol 1 by Flaubert, Gustave
The aviation camp at Coucu-le-Ch�teau, north of Soissons, and the station at Comines, Belgium, were under fire from the air.
From The Story of the Great War, Volume IV (of 8) Champagne, Artois, Grodno; Fall of Nish; Caucasus; Mesopotamia; Development of Air Strategy; United States and the War by Miller, Francis Trevelyan
To a certain extent the mediaeval influence is still strong on Comines, though it shows itself in connection with evidences of the modern spirit.
From A Short History of French Literature by Saintsbury, George
De Comines, in a memorable passage, explains how useful it is to send ambassadors to meet one's enemies; they see so much even while they are treating.
From Naples Past and Present by Norway, Arthur H.
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