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Sedan
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sedan Sədan sedán sedän
English
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Etymology
From en fr -, from en la-med Sedensi.
Pronunciation
en
en
Proper noun
en commune in dept/Ardennes c/France, notable as the site of two major battles between France and Germany.
A hint of the truth broke on him after Sedan, when he saw the dyed moustaches of Napoleon going grey; another when he entered Paris, and saw the smashed windows of the Tuileries.
en rural town carea/Mid Murray s/South Australia, 100 kilometres east of en Adelaide, believed to be named by Lutheran settlers after Sedan, France.
en number of places c/USA:
en unincorporated community co/DeKalb County s/Indiana.
en unincorporated community co/Appanoose County s/Iowa.
en small city/county seat co/Chautauqua County s/Kansas. Named after the Battle of Sedan.
en twp co/Chautauqua County s/Kansas.
en former comm twp:Suf/South Arm co/Charlevoix County s/Michigan.
en minor city co/Pope County s/Minnesota.
en census-designated place co/Gallatin County s/Montana.
en unincorporated community co/Nuckolls County s/Nebraska.
en ucomm co/Union County s/New Mexico, named after Sedan, Kansas.
en unincorporated community co/Scioto County s/Ohio.
en unincorporated community co/Kiowa County s/Oklahoma.
en unincorporated community co/Hampshire County s/West Virginia.
References
Ernest Nègre, Toponymie générale de la France : étymologie de 35000 noms de lieux, 4 volumes, Genève, Droz, 1990-1998, Genève, Librairie Droz, 1998
Anagrams
en adens Desna snead Snead Sande Deans deans nades Adens DNase Denas saden Sedna Danes Neads Andes