Tournai

American

[toor-nay, 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

Filed in a commercial court in the city of Tournai, the lawsuit marks Belgium's first climate case brought against a multinational company by a citizen.

From Barron's ● Nov. 19, 2025

Rudy Opsomer, the president of the Friends of the Tournai Cathedral, said the garments were usually kept in the church's chambers, far from the public eye.

From Reuters ● Nov. 12, 2021

Campin worked in Tournai, a bustling center of textile and tapestry production in what is now Belgium.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 11, 2020

On the night of February 17-18, 1918, further bombing raids were carried out against German aerodromes south of Ghent and west of Tournai as well as against many of the German billets.

From The Story of the Great War, Volume VII (of VIII) American Food and Ships; Palestine; Italy invaded; Great German Offensive; Americans in Picardy; Americans on the Marne; Foch's Counteroffensive. by Various

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