Tourcoing

American  

[toor-kwan] / turˈkwɛ̃ /

noun

1. a city in N France, near the Belgian border.

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Tourcoing British  

/ turkwɛ̃ /

noun

1. a town in NE France: textile manufacturing. Pop: 93 540 (1999)

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Example Sentences

On Sunday, he gathered about 100 lawmakers and a dozen cabinet colleagues in his constituency of Tourcoing, a working class town in France's northern rust belt.

From Reuters

However, far-left leader Jean-Luc Melenchon said on X, formerly known as Twitter: "In Tourcoing, the post-Macron era has started."

From Reuters

"Rightly or wrongly, working classes in our country don't feel well-considered and represented. They feel like they don't mean much and are the target of irony or sometimes even scorn," Darmanin said in Tourcoing, while also praising Macron's record.

From Reuters

Mr. Darmanin’s actions against Mr. Iquioussen were further questioned after Mediapart, a French investigative news outlet, revealed that Mr. Darmanin had dined with the imam in an effort to woo Muslim voters during his successful campaign to become mayor of Tourcoing, in northern France, in 2014.

From New York Times

An employee at "Vestiaire Collective" an online marketplace to buy and sell pre-owned designer clothing and accessories, checks clothing in Tourcoing, France, December 4, 2017.

From Reuters