Picardy

American

[pik-er-dee] / ˈpɪk ər di /

noun

a region in N France: formerly a province.

Picardy British

/ ˈpɪkədɪ /

noun

French name: Picardie. a region of N France: mostly low-lying; scene of heavy fighting in World War I

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Gen. Yahya Saree, a military spokesman for the Houthis, identified the ship attacked as the bulk carrier Genco Picardy.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 17, 2024

In 1872, the Louvre lent the painting, “Diana and Endymion” by Jérôme-Martin Langlois, to the Picardy Museum in Amiens, France, where it remained until disappearing at some point by the end of World War I.

From New York Times • Jan. 18, 2023

With his thick glasses, neatly trimmed goatee, and sleeve tattoos, the 40-year-old runs a farm-to-table restaurant in the center of Arras, a small, charming city in Picardy.

From Slate • Apr. 23, 2022

On 21 March 1918, near Grugies, Picardy, De Wind would perform the actions that led to his VC.

From BBC • Nov. 11, 2020

There was the man with the wooden leg winding his barrel-organ, and the tune of Roses in Picardy hummed in my head against the jolting of the car.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

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