Roubaix

[ roo-be ]

/ ruˈbɛ /

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noun

a city in N France, NE of Lille.

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Words nearby Roubaix

rotunda, rotundity, roturier, ROU, Rouault, Roubaix, Roubiliac, rouble, rouche, roucou, roué

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How to use Roubaix in a sentence

These astute measures must inevitably result im her capture—for was it not at Roubaix that he had bidden her await him?
The Trampling of the Lilies|Rafael Sabatini
I heard of other establishments of the same kind at and near Roubaix on a still larger scale.
France and the Republic|William Henry Hurlbert
In Holland and Belgium and at Roubaix the average wage is about one franc less for both sexes.
France and the Republic|William Henry Hurlbert
The looms and machinery are being taken away from the textile mills in Roubaix and Tourcoing and sent to Germany.
Current History, Vol. VIII, No. 3, June 1918|Various

About Roubaix not a single head of cattle was to be seen; in Belgium every farm had its cows.
World's War Events, Vol. II|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Roubaix

Roubaix

/ (French rubɛ) /

noun

a city in N France near the Belgian border: forms, with Tourcoing, a large industrial conurbation. Pop: 96 984 (1999)

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