Ardennes
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin Arduenna silva (“the forest”). The initial portion is likely ultimately from a Celtic term meaning “dark; obscure”.[1]
Proper noun[edit]
Ardennes
- A placename
- forest and mountainous region in France, Belgium, Germany and Luxembourg.
- Ellipsis of Ardennes Forest / Ardenne Forest / Forest of Ardennes.
- A range of hills in the Ardennes-Eiffel mountainous range
- A department of Grand Est, France. Capital: Charleville-Mézières (INSEE code 08)
- Ellipsis of Battle of Ardennes or Battle of the Ardennes.
Translations[edit]
département
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region
forest
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Further reading[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ “Ardennes (district)”, in WikiSource: 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, 11th edition, 1911, retrieved August 26, 2021
Anagrams[edit]
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Ardennes m
- Ardennes (forest and mountainous region in France, Belgium, Germany and Luxembourg)
- Ardennes (a department of Grand Est, France, (INSEE code 08))
- Synonym: Ardenne
Derived terms[edit]
Categories:
- English terms derived from Latin
- English terms derived from Celtic languages
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Forests
- en:Regions of France
- en:Regions of Belgium
- en:Places in France
- en:Places in Belgium
- en:Places in Germany
- en:Places in Luxembourg
- English ellipses
- en:Departments of France
- en:Places in Grand Est
- French 2-syllable words
- French terms with IPA pronunciation
- French terms with audio links
- French lemmas
- French proper nouns
- French masculine nouns
- fr:Forests
- fr:Regions of France
- fr:Regions of Belgium
- fr:Places in France
- fr:Places in Belgium
- fr:Places in Germany
- fr:Places in Luxembourg
- fr:Departments of France
- fr:Places in Grand Est