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Ardennes

[ ahr-den; French ar-den ]

noun

  1. 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.
  2. a department in northeastern France. 2,028 sq. mi. (5,255 sq. km). : Mézières.


Ardennes

/ ardɛn; ɑːˈdɛn /

noun

  1. a department of NE France, in Champagne-Ardenne region. Capital: Mézières. Pop: 288 806 (2003 est). Area: 5253 sq km (2049 sq miles)
  2. the Ardennes
    a wooded plateau in SE Belgium, Luxembourg, and NE France: scene of heavy fighting in both World Wars
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Example Sentences

The whole story of Lige and the Ardennes is full of episodes, like the war of the cow of Ciney.

A state of war was the normal condition of society in the Valley of the Meuse and throughout the Ardennes.

Many of the popular faction fled to France; others took refuge among the Ardennes; some were executed.

I and my wife propose going a tandem tour at that time in the Ardennes, Luxembourg, etc.

Thus the days slipped by, and little news filtered through to the quiet Ardennes village.

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