Ardennes

English

Etymology

From Latin Arduenna silva (“the forest”). The initial portion is likely ultimately from a Celtic term meaning “dark; obscure”.

Proper noun

Ardennes

1. A placename:
   2. forest, geographic region and low mountain range in France, Belgium, Germany and Luxembourg; in full, Ardennes Forest, Ardenne Forest, or Forest of Ardennes.
   4. A department of Grand Est, France. Capital: Charleville-Mézières (INSEE code 08).
2. Ellipsis of Battle of Ardennes and Battle of the Ardennes.

Translations

department

• Arabic: الأَرْدِين f (al-ʔardīn)
• Catalan: Ardenes f pl
• Czech: Ardensko n
• French: Ardennes (fr) f pl
• Marathi: आर्डेन (ārḍen)
• Occitan: Ardenas f pl
• Portuguese: Ardenas f pl
• Russian: Арде́нны f pl (Ardɛ́nny)
• Spanish: Ardenas
• Swedish: Ardennerna pl

region

• Arabic: الأَرْدِين f (al-ʔardīn), الأَرْضْوَان f (al-ʔarḍwān) (archaic)
• Czech: Ardeny (cs) f pl
• Dutch: Ardennen
• Flemish: Hardenne
• French: Ardennes (fr)
• German: Ardennen (de)
• Greek: Αρδέννες (el) f pl (Ardénnes)
• Luxembourgish: Hardenne
• Marathi: आर्डेन (ārḍen)
• Walloon: Hardenne

forest

• Arabic: الأَرْدِين f (al-ʔardīn), الأَرْضْوَان f (al-ʔarḍwān) (archaic)
• German: Ardenner Wald
• Marathi: आर्डेन (ārḍen)

Further reading

• Ardennes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Andersen, Neanders, ensnared

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aʁ.dɛn/

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Proper noun

Ardennes m

1. Ardennes (forest, geographic region and low mountain range in France, Belgium, Germany and Luxembourg; in full, Ardennes Forest, Ardenne Forest, or Forest of Ardennes)
2. Ardennes (a department of Grand Est, France)

   Synonym: Ardenne

Derived terms

• Ardennais
• ardennais