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    Verdun (/vɜːrˈdʌn/ vur-DUN, UK also /ˈvɛərdʌn/ VAIR-dun, US also /vɛərˈdʌn/ vair-DUN, French: [vɛʁdœ̃] ; official name before 1970: Verdun-sur-Meuse) is...
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    The Battle of Verdun (French: Bataille de Verdun [bataj də vɛʁdœ̃]; German: Schlacht um Verdun [ʃlaxt ʔʊm ˈvɛɐ̯dœ̃]) was fought from 21 February to 18...
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    LaSalle—Émard—Verdun is a federal electoral district in Montreal, Quebec. It was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was...
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  • J Robert Verdun, a Canadian shareholder-rights activist Verdun Howell, a former Australian Rules footballer Verdun, South Australia Verdun, Quebec, a...
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  • A by-election was held in the federal riding of LaSalle—Émard—Verdun in Quebec, Canada, on September 16, 2024, following the resignation of incumbent Liberal...
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    The Treaty of Verdun (French: Traité de Verdun, German: Vertrag von Verdun), agreed in 10 August 843, divided the Frankish Empire into three kingdoms between...
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    Verdun (/vərˈdʌn/ vər-DUN, French: [vɛʁdœ̃], Quebec French: [vaɛ̯ʁdœ̃˞]) is a borough (arrondissement) of the city of Montreal, Quebec, located in the...
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  • Bishopric of Verdun may refer to: Roman Catholic Diocese of Verdun, the spiritual jurisdiction of the bishops of Verdun Prince-Bishopric of Verdun, the secular...
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    Rue Verdun, or Verdun Street, is an upscale commercial and residential street in Beirut, Lebanon. The street, which is a major shopping center and tourist...
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    Verdun Cathedral (French: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Verdun) is a Roman Catholic church located in the town of Verdun, Lorraine, France. The cathedral is...
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  • The Verdun trees are oak and horse chestnut trees planted in the United Kingdom in the aftermath of the First World War. Acorns and chestnuts were collected...
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    Verdun (French pronunciation: [vɛʁdœ̃] ) is a commune in the Ariège department, southwestern France. Verdun is located in the upper Ariège valley, in...
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  • Verdun is a squad-based multiplayer first-person shooter video game set during World War I. It was released on 28 April 2015 on Steam, after more than...
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    Verdun (c. 1130 – c. 1205) was a renowned metalworker, goldsmith and enamellist active around the years 1180–1205. He was born in the city of Verdun,...
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    The first Battle of Verdun was fought between 29 August and 2 September 1792 between French Revolutionary forces and a Prussian army during the opening...
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    Bertram de Verdun was the name of several members of the Norman family of de Verdun, native to the Avranchin. According to the historian Mark Hagger, the...
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    victory at the nine-month-long Battle of Verdun, for which he was called "the Lion of Verdun" (French: le lion de Verdun). After the failed Nivelle Offensive...
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    Verdun: The Game of Attrition is a board wargame published by Conflict Games in 1972 that simulates the Battle of Verdun during World War I. In 1916, the...
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    A week later the Germans began the Battle of Verdun against the French army. The costly defence of Verdun forced the army to divert divisions intended...
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  • Desideratus or Desiderius of Verdun (French: Désiré de Verdun, also Didier; c. 480 – 8 May 554) was Bishop of Verdun in France from 529 to 554. He is...
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  • The canton of Verdun-1 is an administrative division of the Meuse department, northeastern France. It was created at the French canton reorganization,...
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  • Verdun (also known as Verdun—Saint-Paul, Verdun—Saint-Henri and Verdun—Saint-Henri—Saint-Paul—Pointe-Saint-Charles) was a federal electoral district in...
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    The Verdun Natatorium is an Art Deco natatorium in Verdun, Quebec. The first outdoor swimming pool in the Montreal area, the facility was built in 1939–1940...
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  • Verdun was an aircraft carrier under development in France in the 1950s which was cancelled before design was completed. With the Clemenceau class carriers...
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    burning ground for chemical ammunition on the Great War battlefields of Verdun". Science of the Total Environment. 382 (2–3): 259–271. Bibcode:2007ScTEn...
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  • Jean Verdun (21 March 1931 – 21 October 2021) was a French writer. Jean's father, Henri Verdun, was a judge who was killed in 1944. He was the nephew...
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  • Airy, also called Algeric, or Aguy; c. 521 in Verdun (possibly Harville) – 588), was the 10th Bishop of Verdun, and an advisor to King Childebert II of Austrasia...
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  • Henry of Verdun was bishop of Liège from 1075 to 1091. He owed his election to the influence of his relative Godfrey IV, Duke of Lower Lorraine, with the...
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    The Verdun Memorial is a war memorial to commemorate the Battle of Verdun, fought in 1916 as part of the First World War. It is situated on the battlefield...
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    The Verdun Auditorium (French: Auditorium de Verdun) is an arena located in the borough of Verdun, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The building was constructed...
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