Ver·dun (v r-d n , v r-d n)1. A city of southern Quebec, Canada, a residential suburb of Montreal on Montreal Island. Population: 62,200. 2. A city of northeast France on the Meuse River west of Metz. Dating to Roman times and an important Carolingian commercial center, it was the site of a prolonged World War I battle (February-December 1916) in which French forces repelled a massive German offensive. The total casualties have been estimated at more than 700,000. The city was rebuilt after the war. Population: 19,300. |
Verdun (French) [vɛrdœ̃ (English) ˈvɛədʌn]
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1. (Placename) a fortified town in NE France, on the Meuse: scene of the longest and most severe battle (1916) of World War I, in which the French repelled a powerful German offensive. Pop.: 23 430 (1990) Ancient name Verodunum [ˌvɛrəˈdjuːnəm]
2. (Historical Terms) Treaty of. an agreement reached in 843 ad by three grandsons of Charlemagne, dividing his empire into an E kingdom (later Germany), a W kingdom (later France), and a middle kingdom (containing what became the Low Countries, Lorraine, Burgundy, and N Italy)
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| Noun | 1. |  Verdun - a battle in World War I (1916); in some of the bloodiest fighting in World War I the German offensive was stoppedFirst World War, Great War, War to End War, World War 1, World War I - a war between the allies (Russia, France, British Empire, Italy, United States, Japan, Rumania, Serbia, Belgium, Greece, Portugal, Montenegro) and the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, Bulgaria) from 1914 to 1918 France, French Republic - a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe |
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