Douai

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proper noun

A commune in Nord department, Hauts-de-France, northern France.

OriginFrench Douai ← Medieval Latin Duacum ← Latin -ācea →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Douay

  1. A commune in Nord department, Hauts-de-France, northern France.

Origin

  1. Latin-ācea
  2. Medieval LatinDuacum
  3. FrenchDouai
  4. EnglishDouai

From French Douai, from Medieval Latin Duacum, from the Gaulish personal name Dous + Gallo-Roman suffix -acum (from Latin -ācea).

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Translations

Dutch Douai, Dowaai
  • Douaicity
  • Dowaaicity
Japanese ドゥエー
  • ドゥエー (Duē)city
Korean 두에
  • 두에 (due)city

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Douai. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Douai

MLA

“Douai.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Douai. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Douai,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Douai.

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