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Arras (disambiguation)

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Arras is the capital of the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.

Arras may also refer to:

People and places

Other

  • Battle of Arras (disambiguation), several battles of that name
  • Arras culture, an archaeological culture of the British Iron Age
  • Arras-class aviso, a class of thirty French avisos
  • Arras Mountain, a summit in British Columbia, Canada
  • HMCS Arras, a Battle class trawler
  • A hanging tapestry, known chiefly for the one behind which Polonius hides in Gertrude's closet scene, in Shakespeare's Hamlet (Act III, Scene iv)
  • Las arras, in Hispanic weddings, the thirteen coins presented to the bride by the groom, to symbolize the groom's commitment to 'provide' for his bride and make his wealth hers

See also

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