Sedan
proper nounattested in dialogue
A commune in Ardennes department, France, notable as the site of two major battles between France and Germany.
proper noun
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A commune in Ardennes department, 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.
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A rural town in Mid Murray council area, South Australia, 100 kilometres east of Adelaide, believed to be named by Lutheran settlers after Sedan, France.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in DeKalb County, Indiana.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Appanoose County, Iowa.
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A number of places in the United States: A small city, the county seat of Chautauqua County, Kansas. Named after the Battle of Sedan.
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A number of places in the United States: A township in Chautauqua County, Kansas.
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A number of places in the United States: A former community in South Arm Township, Charlevoix County, Michigan.
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A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Pope County, Minnesota.
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A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Gallatin County, Montana.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Nuckolls County, Nebraska.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Union County, New Mexico, named after Sedan, Kansas.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Scioto County, Ohio.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Kiowa County, Oklahoma.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Hampshire County, West Virginia.
Etymology
From French, from Medieval Latin Sedensi.
Sedan · A commune in Ardennes department, France, notable as the site of two major battles between France and Germany.
sedative · An agent or drug that sedates, having a calming or soothing…seduce · To beguile or lure (someone) away from duty, accepted…seduction · The act of seducing.