English Explanatory Dictionary

verdun

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A 16th-century form of rapier.
name
  1. A small city in Meuse department, Grand Est, France, the site of a ten-month long battle in World War I.
  2. A borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Pronunciation

/və(ɹ)ˈdʌn/ /və(ɹ)ˈdɜ̃/

Word forms

verdun verduns

Etymology

Named after the French town of Verdun.

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