CAMBRAI

Meaning of CAMBRAI in English

Variant: or formerly Cam · bray

Pronunciation: kam- ' br ā , kä n - ' bre

Function: geographical name

city N France on the Schelde pop 33,716

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

CAMBRAI — or formerly Cambray geographical name city N France on the Schelde population 34,210
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CAMBRAI — /kahonn brdde"/ , n. a city in N France: battles 1917, 1918. 41,109.
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CAMBRAI — or formerly Cam·bray kam-ˈbrā, käⁿ-ˈbre city N France on the Schelde population 34,210
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CAMBRAI — town, Nord dpartement, Nord-Pas-de-Calais rgion, northern France. It lies along the Escaut River, south of Roubaix. The town was called …
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CAMBRAI — Камбре
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CAMBRAI, TREATY OF — or Paix des Dames (French: "Peace of the Ladies") (August 3, 1529) Agreement ending one phase of the wars between …
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CAMBRAI, LEAGUE OF — (1508–10) Alliance of Pope Julius II , Emperor Maximilian I , King Louis XII , and King Ferdinand V , …
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CAMBRAI, TREATY OF — also called Paix Des Dames (French: Peace of the Ladies; Aug. 3, 1529), agreement ending one phase of the wars …
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CAMBRAI, LEAGUE OF — an alliance of Pope Julius II, the Holy Roman emperor Maximilian I, Louis XII of France, and Ferdinand II of …
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CAMBRAI, BATTLE OF — British offensive (NovemberDecember 1917) on the Western Front during World War I that marked the first large-scale, effective use of …
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CAMBRAI, TREATY OF — or Paix des Dames (French: "Peace of the Ladies") (August 3, 1529) Agreement ending one phase of the wars between …
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CAMBRAI, LEAGUE OF — (150810) Alliance of Pope Julius II , Emperor Maximilian I , King Louis XII , and King Ferdinand V , …
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CHAMBRAY — noun Etymology: irregular from Cambrai, France Date: 1814 a lightweight clothing fabric with colored warp and white filling yarns
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CAMBRIC — noun Etymology: Dutch Kamerijk Cambrai, France Date: 1530 a fine thin white linen fabric, a cotton fabric that resembles ~
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CAMBRAY — geographical name see: Cambrai
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TREATY — I Contract or other written instrument binding two or more states under international law . The term is generally reserved …
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OBRECHT, JAKOB — born Nov. 22, 1452, Bergen-op-Zoom, Brabant died 1505, Ferrara Flemish composer. Little is known of his origins or education, but …
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MONTMORENCY, ANNE, DUKE DE — born March 15, 1493, Chantilly, France died Nov. 12, 1567, Paris French soldier and constable of France. Named for his …
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LOUIS XII — born June 27, 1462, Blois, France died Jan. 1, 1515, Paris King of France (1498–1515). He became king on the …
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LEAGUE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Spartacus League Achaean League Aetolian League American League Anti Corn Law League Arab League …
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ITALIAN WARS — (1494–1559) Series of violent wars for control of Italy. Fought largely by France and Spain but involving much of Europe, …
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FULLER, J(OHN) F(REDERICK) C(HARLES) — born Sept. 1, 1878, Chichester, Sussex, Eng. died Feb. 10, 1966, Falmouth, Cornwall British military theoretician and historian. He served …
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DUFAY, GUILLAUME — or Du Fay born с 1400 died Nov. 27, 1474, Cambrai, Bishopric of Cambrai Franco-Flemish composer, principal composer of the …
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SCHELDE RIVER
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PLATEN(-HALLERMNDE), AUGUST, GRAF VON — born Oct. 24, 1796, Ansbach, principality of Ansbach died Dec. 5, 1835, Syracuse, Sicily (count of), Hallermnde also spelled Hallermund …
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NORD — dpartement, Nord-Pas-de-Calais rgion, northern France. It extends for 200 miles (320 km) along the Belgian frontier and borders the Strait …
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MARGARET OF AUSTRIA — born Jan. 10, 1480, Brussels died Dec. 1, 1530, Mechelen, Spanish Netherlands Spanish Margarita De Austria Habsburg ruler who, as …
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FENELON, FRANCOIS DE SALIGNAC DE LA MOTHE- — born Aug. 6, 1651, Chteau de Fnelon, Prigord, Fr. died Jan. 7, 1715, Cambrai French archbishop, theologian, and man of …
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DUFAY, GUILLAUME — born c. 1400 died Nov. 27, 1474, Cambrai, Bishopric of Cambrai Dufay (left) and Gilles Binchois, illumination from Martin le …
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CHLODIO — died c. 447 also spelled Clodion, French Chlodion king of a tribe of Salian Franks, considered the founder of the …
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ITALIAN WARS — (14941559) Series of violent wars for control of Italy. Fought largely by France and Spain but involving much of Europe, …
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DUFAY, GUILLAUME — or Du Fay born 0441; 1400 died Nov. 27, 1474, Cambrai, Bishopric of Cambrai Franco-Flemish composer, principal composer of the …
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