Definition of Picardie

1. Noun. A region of northern France on the English Channel.

Exact synonyms: Picardy
Group relationships: France, French Republic
Generic synonyms: French Region

Lexicographical Neighbors of Picardie

Phytophthora infestans
Phœbus
Phœnicopteridæ
Phæton
Piacenza
Piaf
Piaget
Piagetian
Pianola
Piarist
Piarists
Piauí
Pica pica
Pica pica hudsonia
Picard
Picardie
Picards
Picardy
Picatinny rail
Piccadilly
Piccadilly Circus
Picchini
Picea abies
Picea breweriana
Picea engelmannii
Picea glauca

Literary usage of Picardie

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. My Literary Life by Juliette Adam (1904)
"En picardie, ajoutai-je, tout homme ayant au cœur quelque fierté est chevalier de l'arc, et je me connais en adresse à ce jeu. La vôtre est grande. ..."

2. The Houblon Family: Its Story and Times by Alice Frances Lindsay Archer Houblon (1907)
"... DE picardie' 'With my staff I passed over this Jordan, and now I am become two bands.'—GENESIS xxxii.. THE Houblon family is of French origin. ..."

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