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Douai

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Dou·ai  (d-) Formerly Dou·ay (d-)
A town of northern France northeast of Amiens. Under the patronage of Philip II of Spain a Roman Catholic college for English priests was established here. It produced an English translation of the Bible in the late 15th and early 16th centuries. Population: 42,400.

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