Ardennes

[ ahr-den; French ar-den ]

noun

1. Forest of Ardennes, a wooded plateau region in western Europe, in northeastern France, southeastern Belgium, and Luxembourg: World War I battle 1914; World War II battle 1944–45.
2. a department in northeastern France. 2,028 sq. mi. (5,255 sq. km). : Mézières.

Ardennes

/ ardɛn; ɑːˈdɛn /

noun

1. a department of NE France, in Champagne-Ardenne region. Capital: Mézières. Pop: 288 806 (2003 est). Area: 5253 sq km (2049 sq miles)
2. the Ardennes
   a wooded plateau in SE Belgium, Luxembourg, and NE France: scene of heavy fighting in both World Wars

Example Sentences

Dubbed the "Ogre of the Ardennes", Fourniret was jailed for life in 2008 after being convicted of the murders of seven girls and young women.

From BBC

Fourniret was nicknamed the Beast of the Ardennes after he was convicted in 2008 of the murders of seven young women.

From BBC

Hall’s name is recorded on the Tablets of the Missing at Ardennes American Cemetery, France, along with others still missing from WWII.

From Seattle Times

Desperate, the Germans launched a counteroffensive through eastern Belgium’s forested Ardennes region.

From Science Magazine

The bomber — nicknamed “Move Over Mabel” — had just dropped its payload over the Ardennes region when it was hit by German antiaircraft artillery about 9,000 feet in the air, Arrieta said.

From Los Angeles Times