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Ardennes

ar·den·nes

rare

noun

1.

a wooded plateau in the Champagne-Ardenne region of France; the site of intense fighting in World War I and World War II

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From Latin Arduenna silva (“the forest”). The initial portion is likely ultimately from a Celtic term meaning “dark; obscure”.

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