Verdun

//və(ɹ)ˈdʌn// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A 16th-century form of rapier. historical
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A small city in Meuse department, Grand Est, France, the site of a ten-month long battle in World War I.
  2. 2
    A borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Synonyms

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battle of verdun

Example

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"At the Battle of Verdun, French forces stopped a German attack."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Named after the French town of Verdun.

Etymology 2

From French Verdun, from Latin Virodunum, from Gaulish, from Proto-Celtic *wiros (“man”) + *dūnom (“fortress”), thus literally, “manly/powerful fortress”.

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