Roubaix

[roo-be]

noun

a city in N France, NE of Lille.

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In the beginning of the century Roubaix numbered 8000 souls only.
In the Heart of Vosges
Matilda Betham-Edwards
It began by the taking of hostages at the very outset of their possession of Roubaix.
World's War Events, Vol. II
Various
We in hungry Roubaix looked out on Belgium as the land of promise.
World's War Events, Vol. II
Various
Long before this the food problem had become acute in Roubaix.
World's War Events, Vol. II
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He pursued his investigations as far as Roubaix, then swept southward to Douai.
Tam O' The Scoots
Edgar Wallace

British Dictionary definitions for roubaix

Roubaix

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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