Ardennes

Ardennes

English

Etymology

From Latin Arduenna silva (“the forest”). The initial portion is likely ultimately from a Celtic term meaning “dark; obscure”.[1]

Proper noun

Ardennes

1. A placename
   1. A hilly forested region between Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Germany
   2. Ellipsis of Ardennes Forest/ Ardenne Forest/ Forest of Ardennes.
   3. A range of hills in the Ardennes-Eiffel mountainous range
   4. One of the départements in Grand Est, France. Capital: Charleville-Mézières (INSEE code 08)
2. Ellipsis of Battle of Ardennes or Battle of the Ardennes.

Translations

département

Arabic: الأَرْدِين‎ f (al-ʾardīn) Catalan: Ardenes f pl French: Ardennes (fr) f pl Occitan: Ardenas f pl Portuguese: Ardenas f pl Russian: Арде́нны f pl (Ardɛ́nny) Spanish: Ardenas Swedish: Ardennerna pl

region

Arabic: الأَرْدِين‎ f (al-ʾardīn), الأَرْضْوَان‎ f (al-ʾarḍwān) (archaic) Czech: Ardeny (cs) f pl Dutch: Ardennen Flemish: Hardenne French: Ardennes (fr) German: Ardennen (de) Greek: Αρδέννες (el) f pl (Ardénnes) Luxembourgish: Hardenne Walloon: Hardenne

forest

Arabic: الأَرْدِين‎ f (al-ʾardīn), الأَرْضْوَان‎ f (al-ʾarḍwān) (archaic) German: Ardenner Wald

Further reading

• Ardennes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

1. “Ardennes (district)”, in WikiSource: 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, 11th edition, 1911, retrieved August 26, 2021

Anagrams

• Andersen, Neanders, ensnared

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aʁ.dɛn/

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Proper noun

Ardennes m

1. Ardennes (a department of Grand Est, France)
2. Ardennes (a region and forest in Belgium, northeast France and western Germany)

   Synonym: Ardenne

Derived terms

• Ardennais
• ardennais