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Roubaix.

a city in Nord department, France

7 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

name/ʁu.bɛ/France
  1. a city in Nord department, France

  2. Patronymic name affixed with “de”, given after the city's name: Roubaix

Where this word comes from

Probably of Frankish origin, from *rausa (“reed”) + *baki (“brook”), from Proto-Germanic *rauzą + *bakiz. For the first element see roseau (“reed”).

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