| English noun: Verdun | |||
| 1. | Verdun (act) a battle in World War I (1916); in some of the bloodiest fighting in World War I the German offensive was stopped | ||
| Synonyms | battle of Verdun | ||
| Instance hypernym | pitched battle | ||
| Part meronym | First World War, Great War, War to End War, World War 1, World War I | ||
| Domain region | France, French Republic | ||