noun
1. battle of World War II (1944)
• Syn: ↑Somme River, ↑Battle of the Somme
• Regions: ↑France, ↑French Republic
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑pitched battle
• Part Holonyms: ↑World War II, ↑World War 2, ↑Second World War
2. battle in World War I (1916)
• Syn: ↑Somme River, ↑Battle of the Somme
• Regions: ↑France, ↑French Republic
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑pitched battle
• Part Holonyms: ↑World War I, ↑World War 1, ↑Great War, ↑First World War, ↑War to End War
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/sawm/, n.
1. a river in N France, flowing NW to the English Channel: battles, World War I, 1916, 1918; World War II, 1944. 150 mi. (241 km) long.
2. a department in N France. 538,462; 2424 sq. mi. (6280 sq. km). Cap.: Amiens.
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[sôm; säm]a river in northern France. Rising east of Saint-Quentin, it flows 153 miles (245 km) through Amiens to the English Channel northeast of the port of Dieppe. The area around it was the scene of heavy fighting in World War I
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sommeUseful english dictionary. 2012.