Compiègne

[ kawn-pyen-yuh ]

noun

1. a city in N France, on the Oise River: nearby were signed the armistices between the Allies and Germany 1918, and between Germany and France 1940.

Compiègne

/ kɔ̃pjɛɲ /

noun

1. a city in N France, on the Oise River: scene of the armistice at the end of World War I (1918) and of the Franco-German armistice of 1940. Pop: 41 254 (1999)

Example Sentences

Several of my soldiers wished to force me back into Compiegne.

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The town of Compiegne is situated on the left bank of the Oise.

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Among the household serfs of the royal domain of Compiegne was a young lad of eighteen named Yvon.

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When I lost him, I came by orders of the bailiff to live with my maternal aunt, a washerwoman at the castle of Compiegne.

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We entered Compiegne the 18th of August, turning out the English garrison and hoisting our own flag.

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