Aisne
Americannoun
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a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
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a department in N France. 2,868 sq. mi. (7,430 sq. km). Laon.
noun
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a department of NE France, in Picardy region. Capital: Laon. Pop: 535 326 (2003 est). Area: 7428 sq km (2897 sq miles)
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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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“Everything we warned of 30 years ago is coming true,” said Damien Brunelle, a farmer of cereals and other crops in the Aisne region northeast of Paris.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 30, 2024
In Aisne, where Le Pen had her best first-round result with 39% of votes, nearly 30% of residents have no upper school diplomas, compared with a national average of 21%.
From Reuters • Apr. 12, 2022
In the spring of 1917 the French launched a doomed offensive to retake the hills that lie in a west-east line a few miles to the north of the river Aisne.
From BBC • Mar. 14, 2021
But presidential trips always have a Plan B for just such contingencies and Aisne is only about 50 miles from Paris.
From Salon • Nov. 26, 2018
Moving swiftly, the Germans crossed the Aisne River and advanced as far south as Château-Thierry.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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