Nord

American

[nawr] / nɔr /

noun

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

Nord British

/ nɔr /

noun

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)

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Although the Nord Stream 1 pipeline was in operation at the time, Nord Stream 2 had yet to go into service.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

Either way, there were multiple kiosks at Gare du Nord and I breezed through after a passport scan.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

Nord Stream was a $20 billion artery of steel and concrete, built beneath the Baltic Sea to carry Russian natural gas to Germany.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

Germany moved to end its dependence on Russian energy, a transition made permanent when the Nord Stream pipelines were damaged by sabotage in 2022.

From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026

“Never have I taken a friend to the Gare du Nord in more melancholy circumstances,” Andries writes his father.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

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