Armentières

[ ar-mahn-tyer; English ahr-muhn-teerz, -tyair ]

noun

1. a city in extreme N France: World War I battles 1914, 1918.

Armentières

/ armɑ̃tjɛr; ˈɑːmənˌtɪəz /

noun

1. a town in N France: site of battles in both World Wars. Pop: 25 273 (1999)

Example Sentences

Their total casualties to the southeast of Armentieres are estimated at over 6,000.

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The New Zealand division which had come into our area, held the line in front of Armentieres.

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So it was when I went through Armentieres within easy range of the enemy's guns.

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He was with the Canadians, too, when he was killed at Armentieres, three months ago.

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After a brief stay in Caestre the whole brigade marched off to Armentieres.

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