Somme

/sɔm/ name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A department of Picardy, Hauts-de-France, France. Capital: Amiens.
  2. 2
    A river in northern France.
  3. 3
    A major battle of the First World War in 1916 in this area.

Example

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"The battle of the Somme was one of the bloodiest battles in human history."

Etymology

From French

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