Verdun

Ver·dun (ver dun′, vər-; Fr ver dën′)

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

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