Tournai

American

[toor-ney, toor-ne] / tʊərˈneɪ, turˈnɛ /

Or Tournay

noun

a city in W Belgium, on the Scheldt River.

Tournai British

/ turnɛ /

noun

Flemish name: Doornik. a city in W Belgium, in Hainaut province on the River Scheldt: under several different European rulers until 1814. Pop: 67 341 (2004 est)

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Brother Lukas declares her a Franciscan, persuading his superior, Bishop of Tournai Jaan Metz, that the young woman possesses special spiritual gifts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2026

The Tournai case is scheduled to last for a month.

From Barron's ● Nov. 19, 2025

As part of his public offensive, Versluys has given journalists tours of his warehouse on the outskirts of the provincial town of Tournai.

From Reuters ● Feb. 1, 2023

The soldiers were killed during fierce German resistance in Orcq, which lies near Tournai, 100 km west of Brussels, and just 5km from the border with France.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2018

In your history books you read of the Battle of Fontenoy, which was fought five miles south-east of Tournai in the year 1745.

From The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 2 (of 10) From the Battle of Mons to the Fall of Antwerp. by James Edward Parrott

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