Picardy

[ pik-er-dee ]

/ ˈpɪk ər di /

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noun

a region in N France: formerly a province.

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Words nearby Picardy

picadillo, picador, picante, picara, Picard, Picardy, Picardy third, picaresque, picaro, picaroon, Picasso

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How to use Picardy in a sentence

Whole fleets of boats with illicit cargoes had been passing and repassing between Kent and Picardy.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay
It is unfortunately a long way to Picardy, and I have not dared to venture on such a ride.
The Pilgrim's Shell or Fergan the Quarryman|Eugne Sue
It is a noticeable fact that Picardy (Arras and Noyon) furnished both these instruments of reformation!
Catherine de' Medici|Honore de Balzac
Three centuries earlier a monk of Picardy drove the whole West upon the East.
Catherine de' Medici|Honore de Balzac

Tallemant des Reaux is in error when he states that they came originally from Picardy.
Catherine de' Medici|Honore de Balzac

British Dictionary definitions for Picardy

Picardy

/ (ˈpɪkədɪ) /

noun

a region of N France: mostly low-lying; scene of heavy fighting in World War IFrench name: Picardie (pikardi)

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