Eupen and Malmédy

[ French œ-pen; mal-mey-dee ]
/ French œˈpɛn; mal meɪˈdi /

noun

a district on the Belgian-German border: ceded to Belgium 1919; reannexed to Germany 1940; now part of Belgium.

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British Dictionary definitions for eupen and malmedy

Eupen and Malmédy
/ (French øpɛn; malmedi) /

noun

a region of Belgium in Liège province: ceded by Germany in 1919. Pop: 29 372 (2004 est)
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