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Cantigny

American  
[kahn-tee-nyee] / kɑ̃ tiˈnyi /

noun

  1. a village in N France, S of Amiens: first major battle of U.S. forces in World War I, May 1918.


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The week after the Rotary Club event, Underwood arrived early to a town-hall session at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Cantigny Post 367 and took a seat in the front row.

From The New Yorker • Nov. 22, 2019

On 28 May 1918, Pershing's trusted First Division, the "Big Red One", attacked at Cantigny in northern France, 20 miles south of Amiens.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2018

While working on Cantigny, Roger was introduced to Andy North, who offered some critiques of the design under construction.

From Golf Digest • Nov. 2, 2017

The next day, John Lalish was at 500-acre Cantigny Park in Wheaton, soliciting donations by offering poppies — a Memorial Day weekend tradition for the American Legion.

From Chicago Tribune • May 26, 2014

But the Yanks held Cantigny, and they proved to the Germans that they could fight.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman