Look up: Picardy

1. Picardy
   région of France encompassing the northern départements of Oise, Somme, and Aisne. Picardy is bounded by the régions of Nord-Pas-de-Calais to the ...
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2. Picardy
   Picardy (pik'urdē) , Fr. Picardie, region and former province, N France, on the English Channel. It includes the Somme, Oise, and Aisne depts. and has three main geographical regions: the plateau north of Paris, which is an important wheat and beet area; the Somme River valley, with manufa...
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3. Picardy
   Region of northern France, bordered by the English Channel to the west and Champagne to the south, including the Aisne, Oise, and Somme départements; area 19,399 sq km/7,490 sq mi; population (1999 est) 1,857,500. Most of Picardy is occupied by a chalky limestone plateau, while its central Somme River valley is m...
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4. Picardy
   This article is about the historical French province. For other uses, see Picardie-->) is a historical province of France, in the north of France. The historical capital and largest city is Amiens. The area was occupied by the Franks in the 5th century and in the feudal period it encompassed the ...
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5. Picardy
   (hymn) `"Picardy"` is a hymn tune used in Christian churches, based on a French carol; it is in a minor key and its meter is 8.7.8.7.8.7. Its name comes from the province of France from where it is thought to originate. The tune dates back at least to the 17th century, and was origi...
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