Tournai

or Tour·nay

[ toor-ney; French toor-ne ]

noun

1. a city in W Belgium, on the Scheldt River.

Tournai

/ turnɛ /

noun

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

Example Sentences

The allies then by a sudden night march arrived before Tournai, and at once commenced its investment.

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The greater number of his soldiers joined the standard of the Prince d'Espinoy, governor of Tournai.

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Alexander Farnese laid siege, on the 1st of October, to the important city of Tournai.

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A single railway line connects it on the north with Tournai and (p. 054) on the south with Valenciennes.

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It was not a haphazard picnic party, and it captured Terouenne and Tournai.

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