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Laon

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[lahn] / lɑ̃ /

noun

  1. a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.


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Charlemagne was the eldest son of Pippin the Short and Bertrada of Laon.

From Washington Post Nov. 14, 2019

At a stopover in Laon, a city of shimmering stone 300 feet above the plains of Picardy in France, I tried to fathom the power of miracles.

From New York Times Oct. 19, 2019

The events are taking place in Soissons, Laon, Vauxaillon and Blerancourt. 011-33-323-397-217.

From Washington Post Aug. 23, 2018

Born in Laon, France, in 1637, he was a Jesuit by 20 and was explaining the Trinity in the New World by 30.

From New York Times Aug. 27, 2015

Besides he consulted the documents in the chapter houses of the Cathedrals especially those of Paris, of Rouen, of Laon, of Beauvais and of Bayeux, which were particularly rich in collections of documents.

From The Thirteenth Greatest of Centuries by James J. (James Joseph) Walsh

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