English Explanatory Dictionary

Ardennes

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A placename:
  2. forest, geographic region and low mountain range in France, Belgium, Germany and Luxembourg; in full, Ardennes Forest, Ardenne Forest, or Forest of Ardennes.
  3. A department of Grand Est, France. Capital: Charleville-Mézières (INSEE code 08).
  4. Ellipsis of Battle of Ardennes and Battle of the Ardennes.

Word forms

Ardennes

Etymology

From Latin Arduenna silva (“the forest”). The initial portion is likely ultimately from a Celtic term meaning “dark; obscure”.

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