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Picardy

American  
[pik-er-dee] / ˈpɪk ər di /

noun

  1. a region in N France: formerly a province.


Picardy British  
/ ˈpɪkədɪ /

noun

  1. French name: Picardie.  a region of N France: mostly low-lying; scene of heavy fighting in World War I

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About 10 days earlier, the Visakhapatnam responded to a distress call by the U.S.-owned Genco Picardy merchant vessel following a drone attack in the same waters.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 1, 2024

He said curators at the Louvre and the Picardy had known about the painting now owned by Madonna since 1988, when it was exhibited at the Bailly Gallery in Paris.

From New York Times • Jan. 18, 2023

With his thick glasses, neatly trimmed goatee, and sleeve tattoos, the 40-year-old runs a farm-to-table restaurant in the center of Arras, a small, charming city in Picardy.

From Slate • Apr. 23, 2022

On 21 March 1918, near Grugies, Picardy, De Wind would perform the actions that led to his VC.

From BBC • Nov. 11, 2020

A man with one leg and a barrel-organ began playing Roses in Picardy, at the end of the road.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier