1. verdun - Noun
2. Verdun - Proper noun
verdun (plural verduns)
(historical) A 16th-century form of rapier.
A small city in the Meuse department, Grand Est, France.
A borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgAfter a change in French command at Verdun from the defensive-minded Philippe Pétain to the offensive-minded Robert Nivelle the French attempted to re-capture Fort Douaumont on 22 May but were easily repulsed. Source: Internet
According to the latest report from the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation, rent increased by 3.5 per cent in the Sud-Ouest and Verdun between 2017 and 2018 — approximately $26 a month for studios and one-, two- and three-bedroom rentals. Source: Internet
Attila the Hun failed to seize the town in the fifth century; when the empire of Charlemagne was divided under the Treaty of Verdun of 843, the town became part of the Holy Roman Empire and the Peace of Westphalia of 1648, awarded Verdun to France. Source: Internet
A limited offensive at Verdun, would lead to the destruction of the French strategic reserve in fruitless counter-attacks and the defeat of British reserves in a futile relief offensive, leading to the French accepting a separate peace. Source: Internet
As General Paul Vanuxem, a French veteran of the Indochina War, wrote in 1972 after visiting the liberated city of An Lộc: "An Lộc was the Verdun of Vietnam, where Vietnam received as in baptism the supreme consecration of her will." Source: Internet
At the beginning of May, General Pétain was promoted to the command of Groupe d'armées du centre main (GAC) and General Robert Nivelle took over the Second Army at Verdun. Source: Internet