NORD

Meaning of NORD in English

/nawrdd/ , n.

a department in N France. 2,510,738; 2229 sq. mi. (5770 sq. km). Cap.: Lille.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

NORD — n north; (ir) al nord (to go) north; (vento) del nord north (wind); polo nord North Pole
Interlingua English vocab
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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NORD — Нор
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
NORD — Nord Ostsee l'etoile du nord l'étoile du nord Montréal Nord
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NORD-DU-QUBEC — English North of Quebec, formerly Nouveau-qubec administrative region constituting the northern half of Quebec province, Canada. The name Nouveau-Qubec (New …
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NORD-PAS-DE-CALAIS — rgion, encompassing the northernmost French dpartements of Nord and Pas-de-Calais. The capital is Lille. The rgion is bounded by the …
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NORD-NORGE — English Northern Norway geographic region of Norway. It reaches from Nordland about 575 miles (925 km) northward to the North …
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MONTRAL-NORD — city, Montral region, southern Quebec province, Canada, on the south shore of the Rivire des Prairies, north of Montreal city. …
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NORD PL — Intermediate language for Norsk Data computers. Sintran III , the operating system of the ND 10 (late 1970's), was written …
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CANALS AND INLAND WATERWAYS — natural or artificial waterways used for navigation, crop irrigation, water supply, or drainage. Despite modern technological advances in air and …
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WATTRELOS — town, Nord dpartement, Nord-Pas-de-Calais region, northern France, on the Belgian-French border. A northeastern suburb of Roubaix, it has textile, chemical, …
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VALENCIENNES — town, Nord dpartement, Nord-Pas-de-Calais region, northern France, on the Escaut (Scheldt) River. The origin of the name is obscure. Some …
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TRONDELAG — geographical region, central Norway, surrounding Trondheimsfjorden. Its area of 15,978 sq mi (41,383 sq km) embraces the counties of Nord-Trndelag …
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TOURCOING — town, Nord dpartement, Nord-Pas-de-Calais rgion, northern France, just northeast of Lille and near the Belgian frontier. Sheep were grazed on …
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SAINT-AMAND-LES-EAUX — also called Saint-amand, town and spa, Nord dpartement, Nord-Pas-de-Calais rgion, northern France, at the junction of the Elnon River with …
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ROUBAIX — industrial town, Nord dpartement, Nord-Pas-de-Calais region, northern France, just northeast of Lille. It is situated on the Canal de Roubaix …
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PICARDY — French Picardie, rgion encompassing the northern French dpartements of Oise, Somme, and Aisne and roughly coextensive with the historical region …
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PAS-DE-CALAIS — dpartement, Nord-Pas-deCalais rgion, northern France, extending southeast from the English Channel and separated from Belgium by Nord dpartement. Created from …
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NORWAY, FLAG OF — national flag consisting of a red field bearing a large blue cross outlined in white. The flag has a width-to-length …
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NORWAY — officially Kingdom of Norway, Norwegian Kongeriket Norge, country of northern Europe that occupies the western half of the Scandinavian peninsula. …
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NORTH AFRICA, HISTORY OF — history of the area from prehistoric and ancient times to the 20th century. Additional reading General works Overviews of North …
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MAUBEUGE — town, Nord dpartement, Nord-Pas-de-Calais rgion, northern France, on the Sambre River, near the Belgian frontier, south of Mons. Maubeuge (Latin: …
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LILLE — city, capital of Nord dpartement and of the Nord-Pas-de-Calais rgion, northern France, on the Dele River, 136 miles (219 km) …
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LEFEBVRE, GEORGES — born Aug. 6, 1874, Lille, Fr. died Aug. 28, 1959, Boulogne-Billancourt French historian noted for his studies of various aspects …
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HAITI, HISTORY OF — history of the island from the time of the landing of Christopher Columbus, in 1492, to the present. Christopher Columbus …
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DUNKIRK — French Dunkerque, town, seaport, in the Nord dpartement, Nord-Pas-de-Calais rgion, northern France. It lies along the Strait of Dover between …
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DOUAI — also spelled Douay, town, northern France, in the Nord dpartement, Nord-Pas-de-Calais regin. It is situated in flat country on the …
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CROIX — town, southwestern suburb of Roubaix, Nord dpartement, Nord-Pas-de-Calais region, northern France, on the Roubaix Canal and Marque River. The lordship …
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CAUCASIAN LANGUAGES — Distribution of the Caucasian languages also called Paleo-Caucasian, or Ibero-Caucasian, group of languages indigenous to Transcaucasia and adjacent areas of …
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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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