Verdun

(ver dun, vər-; Fr vern)

  1. city in NE France, on the Meuse River: scene of a prolonged battle (Feb. to Dec., 1916) of WWI: pop. 23,000
  2. city on Montreal Island, SW Quebec, Canada: suburb of Montreal: pop. 60,000

    Origin: var. of Savardun, town in France, birthplace of an early settler

See Verdun in American Heritage Dictionary 4

  1. A city of southern Quebec, Canada, a residential suburb of Montreal on Montreal Island. Population: 62,200.
  2. A city of northeast France on the Meuse River west of Metz. Dating to Roman times and an important Carolingian commercial center, it was the site of a prolonged World War I battle (February-December 1916) in which French forces repelled a massive German offensive. The total casualties have been estimated at more than 700,000. The city was rebuilt after the war. Population: 19,300.
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