VERDUN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Verdun mean? 

• VERDUN (noun)
  The noun VERDUN has 1 sense:

1. a battle in World War I (1916); in some of the bloodiest fighting in World War I the German offensive was stopped

  Familiarity information: VERDUN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• VERDUN (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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

battle of Verdun; Verdun

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)