How to use Roubaix in a sentence
These astute measures must inevitably result im her capture—for was it not at Roubaix that he had bidden her await him?
The Trampling of the Lilies | Rafael SabatiniI heard of other establishments of the same kind at and near Roubaix on a still larger scale.
France and the Republic | William Henry HurlbertIn Holland and Belgium and at Roubaix the average wage is about one franc less for both sexes.
France and the Republic | William Henry HurlbertThe looms and machinery are being taken away from the textile mills in Roubaix and Tourcoing and sent to Germany.
About Roubaix not a single head of cattle was to be seen; in Belgium every farm had its cows.
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British Dictionary definitions for Roubaix
/ (French rubɛ) /
a city in N France near the Belgian border: forms, with Tourcoing, a large industrial conurbation. Pop: 96 984 (1999)
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