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Oise

American  
[waz] / waz /

noun

  1. a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.

  2. a department in N France. 2,273 sq. mi. (5,885 sq. km). Beauvais.


Oise British  
/ waz /

noun

  1. a department of N France, in Picardy region. Capital: Beauvais. Pop: 776 999 (2003 est). Area: 5887 sq km (2296 sq miles)

  2. a river in N France, rising in Belgium, in the Ardennes, and flowing southwest to join the Seine at Conflans. Length: 302 km (188 miles)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Among the protesters was Christophe Beeuwsaert, a cereal and milk farmer in the Oise region north of Paris.

From BBC Jan. 26, 2024

This red clay that comes from a small brick factory in Oise, north of Paris, elicits so much love.

From New York Times May 30, 2022

On March 3, Education Minister Jean-Michel Blanquer announced the closure of 120 schools, mostly in Brittany and the Oise region north of Paris, where clusters of community transmission were detected.

From Washington Post Mar. 13, 2020

The express train to Paris, which leaves from Persan, across the Oise, takes 35 minutes and costs $8.

From Slate Jan. 31, 2017

Because that mound separates the road from the Oise River, don’t it?

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz

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