Picardy
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- proper noun
- During World War I, soldiers endured harsh conditions in the trenches of Picardy.
Examples
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What if the monasteries of Saxony, Burgundy, Picardy, and Alsace were full of scholarly and gifted nuns, in regular conversation with God, His mother, and His saints?
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The Gondi family's employment of Saint Vincent de Paul on their estates in Picardy and the subsequent formation of the Lazarists is perhaps the best known.
Academic text (2018) -
Everywhere were the flowers of Picardy.
Fiction book (1994) -
Right in the middle of Roses of Picardy.
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"When it's Pussy Willow Time in Picardy."
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It rained much in Picardy, and plants did well there, particularly when fertilized.
Fiction book (1994) -
(& "Roses of Picardy")
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I'm sort of a NYTimes dork, so imagine my surprise when I see Meryl's post on Picardy Project that the Renovation Roadtrip was in the NY Times!
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The beautiful landscapes of Picardy inspired many artists throughout history.
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The historical region of Picardy was significant in various battles fought in France.
Synonyms
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A region in northern France on the English Channel known for big old churches and farms
Surface Forms
Etymology
Picardy comes from the old name Picard, which was the word for people from that area. One helpful way to remember it is to think of pic as meaning 'point' or 'pike', like the English word 'pike', so Picardy became the name for that region in northern France.