HyperDic: battle_of_verdun

English > 1 sense of the expression battle of Verdun:
NOUNactbattle of Verdun, Verduna battle in World War I (1916)
English > battle of Verdun: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningA battle in World War I (1916); in some of the bloodiest fighting in World War I the German offensive was stopped.
SynonymVerdun
Instance ofpitched battleA fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place
Part ofWorld War I, World War 1, Great War, First World War, War to End WarA 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
RegionFrance, French RepublicA republic in western Europe
Spanishbatalla de Verdún, Verdún
CatalanVerdun

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