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verdun
/ˈvɝdən/
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What does verdun mean?
proper noun
- A small city in Meuse department, Grand Est, France, the site of a ten-month long battle in World War I.
- A borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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noun
- (historical) A 16th-century form of rapier.
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These are Alsace, the three bishoprics of Mentz, Toul, and Verdun, and the three cities of Dunkirk, Bayonne, and Marseilles.
Nobody compels us to stand shoulder to shoulder and fight off nature's calamities as the French fought off their oppressor at Verdun.
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Professor F. P. Kirschbaum, writing on gas warfare, in Schwarte's book, reveals how Germany counted on obtaining the gas initiative against the French at Verdun.
For the Bishop of Verdun, see the Semaine relig.
What was implied by French protection had been seen in the conduct of France towards the bishoprics of Metz, Toul, and Verdun, which it had held for centuries against the rightful owners.