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Cambrai
[ kahn-bre ]
noun
- a city in N France: battles 1917, 1918.
Cambrai
/ kɑ̃brɛ /
noun
- a town in NE France: textile industry: scene of a battle in which massed tanks were first used and broke through the German line (November, 1917). Pop: 33 738 (1999)
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In the epic poem Raoul de Cambrai, things get even grittier.
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From a letter written two days later to her son, we learn that Madame Viardot after all gave two concerts at Cambrai.
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He went to France, followed by her prayers, and in due course took part in the famous attack on Cambrai.
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There are 14 locks between Cambrai and Cond, each providing a means of passage over the river.
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It is also the junction point of the main lines from Paris vi Cambrai, Hirson, and the north.
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It was a meeting of the outposts of two great opposing armies, one of which was at Douai, the other at Cambrai.
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