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Cambrai
[ kahn-bre ]
noun
- a city in N France: battles 1917, 1918.
Cambrai
/ ɑ̃ɛ /
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 1508, he formed a coalition of European powers, the League of Cambrai, setting them upon the Venetians and then taking the field himself.
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The British first used hundreds of tanks at the battle of Cambrai in November 1917 - to end the deadlock of static trench warfare.
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A French farmer harvests wheat in Honnecourt-sur-Escaut, near Cambrai, France, August 9, 2016.
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A TV screen in a bar shows French President Emmanuel Macron while he addresses the nation, in Cambrai, France June 22, 2022.
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In the northern town of Cambrai, nearly every restaurant and cafe closed their doors to protest against the health pass requirements.
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