Soissons

American  

[swa-sawn] / swaˈsɔ̃ /

noun

1. a city in N France, on the Aisne River: battles a.d. 486, 1918, 1944.

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Soissons British  

/ swasɔ̃ /

noun

1. a city in N France, on the Aisne River: has Roman remains and an 11th-century abbey. Pop: 29 453 (1999)

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Example Sentences

Many cathedrals like Reims and Soissons were destroyed in the First World War at the borders with Germany and Belgium, where the major battles happened.

From Scientific American

On July 19, the 6th Marine Regiment, including Foster’s 3rd Battalion, was again sent across open fields to attack heavy German fortifications at the French city of Soissons.

From Washington Post

In July, there were more Allied gains in fighting near Soissons.

From Washington Post

Promoted to sergeant six months later, Kocak led a group of Marines through heavy woods on the first day of the Battle of Soissons, July 18, 1918.

From Washington Post

This week in Soissons, a somnolent provincial town far from the gaudy cast-of-thousands extravaganzas of the campaign, Ms. Le Pen was greeted by a few dozen somber National Front activists in a drab meeting hall.

From New York Times