Aisne

[ eyn; French en ]

noun

1. a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
2. a department in N France. 2,868 sq. mi. (7,430 sq. km). : Laon.

Aisne

/ ɛn; eɪn /

noun

1. a department of NE France, in Picardy region. Capital: Laon. Pop: 535 326 (2003 est). Area: 7428 sq km (2897 sq miles)
2. a river in N France, rising in the Argonne Forest and flowing northwest and west to the River Oise: scene of a major Allied offensive in 1918 which turned the tide finally against Germany in World War I. Length: 282 km (175 miles)

Example Sentences

The inhabitants of Ain (or Aisne), in France, lately chose nine women into their municipal council.

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On the night of the 14th I began to think that the enemy was really making a determined stand on the Aisne.

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The banks of the Aisne are very precipitous, and our position on the heights gave us a wonderful view of the fighting.

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Reports had reached me of large transfers of German troops from this theatre to the Aisne and south of that river.

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City dames had been seen making sacks in which Burgundians were to be sewn up and thrown into the Aisne.

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