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verdun¹

Where it comes from

Named after the French town of Verdun.

noun verduns

  1. historical A 16th-century form of rapier.

Verdun²

  • /və(ɹ)ˈdʌn/
  • /və(ɹ)ˈdɜ̃/

Rhymes with -ʌn

Where it comes from

From French Verdun, from Latin Virodunum, from Gaulish, from Proto-Celtic *wiros (“man”) + *dūnom (“fortress”), thus literally, “manly/powerful fortress”.

proper noun

  1. A small city in Meuse department, Grand Est, France, the site of a ten-month long battle in World War I.
  2. A borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

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name city in Meuse

日本語ヴェルダン Vuerudan
中文凡爾登 /凡尔登 Fán'ěrdēng
FrançaisVerdun
DeutschVerdun

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"verdun." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/verdun. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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verdun. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/verdun

Chicago

"verdun." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/verdun.

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@misc{verdun_2026,
  title = {verdun},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/verdun},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}