Marne

Meaning

1. Marne (a department of Grand Est, France)
2. Marne (a right tributary of the Seine, in eastern France)

Concepts

Marne

Marne River

Battle of the Marne

Belleau Wood

Chateau-Thierry

Pronounced as (IPA)

/maʁn/

Etymology

From Latin Mātrona (“Marne”), from Gaulish *Mātronā, ultimately from Proto-Celtic *mātīr (“mother”) *-onā (individualizing suffix).

Sentences

Lors de la Première Guerre mondiale , la commune subit la bataille de la Marne .

During the First World War, the commune suffered the Battle of the Marne.