Aisne
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
a department in N France. 2,868 sq. mi. (7,430 sq. km). Capital: Laon.
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How to use Aisne in a sentence
The inhabitants of Ain (or Aisne), in France, lately chose nine women into their municipal council.
The College, the Market, and the Court | Caroline H. DallOn the night of the 14th I began to think that the enemy was really making a determined stand on the Aisne.
1914 | John French, Viscount of YpresThe banks of the Aisne are very precipitous, and our position on the heights gave us a wonderful view of the fighting.
1914 | John French, Viscount of YpresReports had reached me of large transfers of German troops from this theatre to the Aisne and south of that river.
1914 | John French, Viscount of YpresCity dames had been seen making sacks in which Burgundians were to be sewn up and thrown into the Aisne.
The Life of Joan of Arc, Vol. 1 and 2 (of 2) | Anatole France
British Dictionary definitions for Aisne
/ (eɪn, French ɛn) /
a department of NE France, in Picardy region. Capital: Laon. Pop: 535 326 (2003 est). Area: 7428 sq km (2897 sq miles)
a river in N France, rising in the Argonne Forest and flowing northwest and west to the River Oise: scene of a major Allied offensive in 1918 which turned the tide finally against Germany in World War I. Length: 282 km (175 miles)
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