verdun

Ver·dun

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ver-duhn, vur-; French ver-dœn]
- /vɛrˈdʌn, vɜr-; French vɛrˈdœ̃/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ver-duhn, vur-; French ver-dœn]
- /vɛrˈdʌn, vɜr-; French vɛrˈdœ̃/

Definitions of verdun word

noun verdun a fortress city in NE France, on the Meuse River. A German offensive was stopped here in 1916 in the bloodiest fighting of World War I. 1
noun verdun a city in S Quebec, in SE Canada. 1
noun verdun a fortified town in NE France, on the Meuse: scene of the longest and most severe battle (1916) of World War I, in which the French repelled a powerful German offensive. Pop: 19 624 (1999) 0
noun verdun city in NE France, on the Meuse River: scene of a prolonged battle (Feb. to Dec., 1916) of WWI: pop. 23,000 0
noun verdun city on Montreal Island, SW Quebec, Canada: suburb of Montreal: pop. 60,000 0

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Parts of speech for Verdun

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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