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Armentières

American  
[ar-mahn-tyer, ahr-muhn-teerz, -tyair] / ar mɑ̃ˈtyɛr, ˌɑr mənˈtɪərz, -ˈtyɛər /

noun

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


Armentières British  
/ armɑ̃tjɛr, ˈɑːmənˌtɪəz /

noun

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

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Well, I have come from the British front at Armentières to inquire into the uses to which this house has been put.

From The Revellers by Tracy, Louis

The centre of interest was still to the south of Armentières, the concentration of German troops north of that town being still only in process of development.

From The First Seven Divisions Being a Detailed Account of the Fighting from Mons to Ypres by Hamilton, Ernest W.

Though they could not push forward any farther, they had closed the sally-ports at La Bassée and Armentières.

From The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) From the First Battle of Ypres to the End of the Year 1914 by Parrott, James Edward

It was now discovered that the Germans were holding in strength the right bank of the Lys from a short distance below Armentières to within a couple of miles of Menin.

From The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) From the First Battle of Ypres to the End of the Year 1914 by Parrott, James Edward

By far the most important place between the Aisne and the coast of Belgium is Lille, which is less than eight miles from Armentières.

From The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) From the First Battle of Ypres to the End of the Year 1914 by Parrott, James Edward