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A historical region of northern France bordering on the English Channel. The name was first used in the 1200s for a number of small feudal holdings. Picardy was contested by France and England during the Hundred Years' War and became part of the French crown lands in 1477.
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(Placename) a region of N France: mostly low-lying; scene of heavy fighting in World War I. French name: Picardie
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Pic•ar•dy(ˈpɪk ər di)
1. a historic region and former province in N France.
2. a metropolitan region in N France. 1,811,000; 7490 sq. mi. (19,399 sq. km).French, Pi•car•die (pi karˈdi)
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Picardy[ˈpɪkədɪ] N → Picardía f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Picardy[ˈpɪkərdi] n → Picardie f
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Picardy[ˈpɪkədɪ] n → Piccardia
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