Compiègne

[ kawn-pyen-yuh ]

/ kɔ̃ˈpyɛn yə /

noun

a city in N France, on the Oise River: nearby were signed the armistices between the Allies and Germany 1918, and between Germany and France 1940.

Example sentences from the Web for compiegne

On the first day of the year he noted down in his almanac the days of departure for Compiegne, Fontainebleau, Choisy, etc.

Memoirs Of The Court Of Marie Antoinette, Queen Of France, Complete |Madame Campan
On the following day, Compiegne was intoxicated and transported.

Balsamo, The Magician |Alexander Dumas
Did William de Flavy purposely have the drawbridge raised and the portcullis lowered before she could get back into Compiegne?

A Popular History of France From The Earliest Times |Francois Pierre Guillaume Guizot
If you could get me a coach or a horse, so that I could return to Compiegne, I would be very grateful to you.

The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume I (of 2) |Alexandre Dumas pre

And now came relief to us, led by the Count of Vendome, and Compiegne was saved and the siege raised.

Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc |Mark Twain

British Dictionary definitions for compiegne

Compiègne

/ (French kɔ̃pjɛɲ) /

noun

a city in N France, on the Oise River: scene of the armistice at the end of World War I (1918) and of the Franco-German armistice of 1940. Pop: 41 254 (1999)

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Compiègne

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Example sentences from the Web for compiegne

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