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Vimy

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[vim-ee, vee-mee, vee-mee] / ˈvɪm i, ˈvi mi, viˈmi /

noun

  1. a town in N France, N of Arras: battle 1917.


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Slowly, the Vimy began to rise — only a few yards at first, but it was off the ground.

From Washington Post • May 21, 2022

The Vimy Foundation is not the first to try to bring the history of World War One to life through colourisation.

From BBC • Dec. 15, 2018

The Canadian leader shared pictures on Twitter of his visit to Vimy Ridge, a battlefield in northern France.

From Fox News • Nov. 10, 2018

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attended his own ceremony to pay tribute to Canadian troops killed at Vimy Ridge, on the battlefields of northeastern France.

From Reuters • Nov. 10, 2018

The Vimy stalled out completely and went into a steep dive, heading directly for the Atlantic.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler

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