Ardennes
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Forest of Ardennes, a wooded plateau region in western Europe, in northeastern France, southeastern Belgium, and Luxembourg: World War I battle 1914; World War II battle 1944–45.
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a department in northeastern France. 2,028 sq. mi. (5,255 sq. km). Mézières.
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a department of NE France, in Champagne-Ardenne region. Capital: Mézières. Pop: 288 806 (2003 est). Area: 5253 sq km (2049 sq miles)
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a wooded plateau in SE Belgium, Luxembourg, and NE France: scene of heavy fighting in both World Wars
Example Sentences
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These risks are heightened in the wet - and it often rains in the Ardennes forests.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
The Battle of the Bulge, also known as the Ardennes Offensive, began in Belgium in the winter of 1944.
From Science Magazine ● Aug. 14, 2023
The bomber — nicknamed “Move Over Mabel” — had just dropped its payload over the Ardennes region when it was hit by German antiaircraft artillery about 9,000 feet in the air, Arrieta said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2023
The remains had been buried in Ardennes American Cemetery in Belgium in 1949.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 18, 2023
That fall, the SS-HJ were reorganized and sent to the Ardennes forest in France, where the Germans launched their last major offensive.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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