Beauvais

[ boh-vey; French boh-ve ]

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Oise, in NW France: 13th-century cathedral.

Beauvais

/ bovɛ /

noun

1. a market town in N France, 64 km (40 miles) northwest of Paris. Pop: 55 392 (1999)

Example Sentences

The women and girls of Beauvais are more flattered by their walking before the men in the procession on the anniversary day.

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It was quite evident to Barrington that he could not be made to understand just now that a journey to Beauvais was impossible.

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"If you were not a stranger in Beauvais you would know that it was very cheap," answered the proprietor.

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So it came to pass that sleepy Beauvais had suddenly stretched itself and aroused from slumber.

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It seemed to me you were a stranger in Beauvais, and strangers here may have sad memories behind them.

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