Argonne

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A0418700 (är-gŏn′, är′gŏn) A wooded and hilly region of northeast France between the Meuse and Aisne Rivers. The area was a major battleground during World War I.

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(ˈɑːɡɒn; French arɡɔn) n (Placename) the Argonne a wooded region of NE France: scene of major battles in both World Wars

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Argonne - an American operation in World War I (1918); American troops under Pershing drove back the German armies which were saved only by the armistice on November 11Argonne Forest, Meuse-Argonne, Meuse-Argonne operation, Meuse, Meuse Riverbattle of St Mihiel, Saint-Mihiel, St Mihiel - a battle in the Meuse-Argonne operation in World War I (1918); the battle in which American troops launched their first offensive in FranceFirst World War, Great War, War to End War, World War 1, World War I - a 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 1918France, French Republic - a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe

Argonne

(ärgôn`), region of the Paris basin, NE France, in Champagne and Lorraine (Meuse, Marne, and Ardennes dept.), a hilly and woody district centering around the capital, Sainte-Menehould. Thinly populated, with unimportant cultivation and only small industries, it has been of strategic significance. There, in 1792, the French repulsed the Prussians. The sector was a battleground throughout World War I. In the Allied victory drive (Sept.–Nov., 1918), the Meuse-Argonne sector was carried by the Americans.

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the. a wooded region of NE France: scene of major battles in both World Wars

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noun an American operation in World War I (1918)

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