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[ kahn-tee-nyee ] / kɑ̃ tiˈnyi /
nouna village in N France, S of Amiens: first major battle of U.S. forces in World War I, May 1918. Words nearby Cantignycanthotomy, canthus, canticle, Canticle of Canticles, canticum, Cantigny, cantilena, cantilever, cantilever bridge, cantilever foundation, cantillate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for CantignyThe next day, however, the weak link stretched beyond its own line and essayed an assault on Cantigny. The Story of the Great War, Volume VII (of VIII)|Various In retaliation, our guns almost levelled Cantigny and a nearby village which the enemy occupied. "And they thought we wouldn't fight"|Floyd Gibbons But on this day also the Americans won their first notable victory, by capturing the village of Cantigny and taking 200 prisoners. America's War for Humanity|Thomas Herbert Russell We faced the town Cantigny, which is situated twenty miles northwest of Montdidier. What the "Boys" Did Over There|Various
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