Armentières

[ ar-mahn-tyer; English ahr-muhn-teerz, -tyair ]

noun

1. a city in extreme N France: World War I battles 1914, 1918.

Armentières

/ armɑ̃tjɛr; ˈɑːmənˌtɪəz /

noun

1. a town in N France: site of battles in both World Wars. Pop: 25 273 (1999)

Example Sentences

In April 1918, as German forces seized Armentieres, Mount Kemmel and heights south of Ypres, shaking the French, English and American alliance, the 35-year-old priest joined the Army’s chaplain corps.

From Washington Times

Last Wednesday, astonished residents in the town of Armentières gazed at the animal walking on a roof.

From BBC

The theft was reported Tuesday at the Maubeuge zoo, where the animal was brought after being captured last week in Armentieres.

From Fox News

The panther, weighing about 55 pounds and believed to be a few months old, was being kept illegally in Armentieres, according to reports.

From Fox News

The panther caused panic last week in Armentieres, a town close to the Belgian border, when it was spotted walking on a roof.

From Reuters