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Val-d'Oise

American  
[val-dwaz] / valˈdwaz /

noun

  1. a department in N France. 482 sq. mi. (1,248 sq. km). Pontoise.

Val-d'Oise British  
/ valdwaz /

noun

  1. a department of N France, in Île-de-France region. Capital: Pontoise. Pop: 1 121 614 (2003 est). Area: 1249 sq km (487 sq miles)

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A former economics professor, Strauss-Kahn joined the Socialist party in 1976 and was elected to parliament in 1986 from the Val-d'Oise district, north of Paris.

From Salon • May 15, 2011

"Each time a cafe closes, a little bit of liberty and democracy disappears," says Henry, a 71-year-old who was suckled in his parents' Val-d'Oise cafe, north of Paris.

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