Ardennes

[ ahr-den; French ar-den ]

/ ɑrˈdɛn; French arˈdɛn /

Forest of, a wooded plateau region in W Europe, in NE France, SE Belgium, and Luxembourg: World War I battle 1914; World War II battle 1944–45.

a department in NE France. 2028 sq. mi. (5255 sq. km). Capital: Mézières.

Example sentences from the Web for ardennes

All the Ardennes are scorched and soiled, and sickened with stench of smoke and suffocating slag.

Critical Studies |Ouida
The whole story of Lige and the Ardennes is full of episodes, like the war of the cow of Ciney.

Belgium |George W. T. (George William Thomson) Omond
On his recovery, our young artist spent a few months in the Ardennes.

Great Violinists And Pianists |George T. Ferris
Let us now see what was developing in the Ardennes away to the French right.

The Story of the Great War, Volume II (of VIII) |Various

In addition to being a forest the Ardennes is a plateau, and it offers to the geologist a most interesting field of investigation.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 |Various

Ardennes

/ (ɑːˈdɛn, French ardɛn) /

a department of NE France, in Champagne-Ardenne region. Capital: Mézières. Pop: 288 806 (2003 est). Area: 5253 sq km (2049 sq miles)

the Ardennes a wooded plateau in SE Belgium, Luxembourg, and NE France: scene of heavy fighting in both World Wars