Marne

[ mahrn; French marn ]

/ mɑrn; French marn /

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noun

a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.

a department in N France. 3,168 sq. mi. (8,205 sq. km). Capital: Châlons-sur-Marne.

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Words nearby Marne

marmite, Marmolada, marmoreal, marmoset, marmot, Marne, Maroc, marocain, Maroni, Maronite, maroon

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How to use Marne in a sentence

Yves Albarello, MP of Seine-et-Marne, said the gunmen told police they were ready to “die as martyrs.”
France Kills Charlie Hebdo Murderers|Nico Hines|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The six-and-a-half-foot bronze sculpture was approved in 2011 by the town council of Nogent-sur-Marne.
Carla Bruni-Sarkozy Caught in Politics of Labor Statue|Clara Zabludowsky|February 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The plans to build a statue honoring Italian workers has created an uproar in the town of Nogent-sur-Marne, a suburb of Paris.
Carla Bruni-Sarkozy Caught in Politics of Labor Statue|Clara Zabludowsky|February 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Last year Facebook poached Marne Levine, a White House economic adviser, to help run its global public policy efforts.
Facebook Woos Washington|Dan Lyons|April 20, 2011|DAILY BEAST

His lands reached from the department of Seine-et-Marne into that of the Aube.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z|Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois Christophe
It is pleasantly situated in the valley of a little stream, the Morbra, which flows into the Marne.
Baron d'Holbach|Max Pearson Cushing
The distance from Nancy to Chalons on the Marne is 108 miles.
A Journey Through France in War Time|Joseph G. Butler, Jr.
Hindenburg's great drive was expended, the Germans had been thrown back across the Marne.
Eastern Nights - and Flights|Alan Bott
For the champagne was a good ally of ours during the battle of the Marne.
Over the Front in an Aeroplane and Scenes Inside the French and Flemish Trenches|Ralph Pulitzer

British Dictionary definitions for Marne

Marne

/ (French marn) /

noun

a department of NE France, in Champagne-Ardenne region. Capital: Châlons-sur-Marne. Pop: 563 027 (2003 est). Area: 8205 sq km (3200 sq miles)

a river in NE France, rising on the plateau of Langres and flowing north, then west to the River Seine, north of Paris: linked by canal with the Rivers Saône, Rhine, and Aisne; scene of two unsuccessful German offensives (1914, 1918) during World War I. Length: 525 km (326 miles)

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