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VERDUN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A battle in World War I (1916); in some of the bloodiest fighting in World War I the German offensive was stopped
Synonyms:
battle of Verdun; Verdun
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Instance hypernyms:
pitched battle (a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place)
Domain region:
France; French Republic (a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe)
Holonyms ("Verdun" is a part of...):
First World War; Great War; War to End War; World War 1; World War I (a war between the allies (Russia, France, British Empire, Italy, United States, Japan, Rumania, Serbia, Belgium, Greece, Portugal, Montenegro) and the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, Bulgaria) from 1914 to 1918)
