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Sedan.

A commune in Ardennes department, France, notable as the site of two major battles between France and Germany.

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  1. A commune in Ardennes department, France, notable as the site of two major battles between France and Germany.

  2. 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.

  3. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in DeKalb County, Indiana.

  4. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Appanoose County, Iowa.

  5. A number of places in the United States: A small city, the county seat of Chautauqua County, Kansas. Named after the Battle of Sedan.

  6. A number of places in the United States: A township in Chautauqua County, Kansas.

  7. A number of places in the United States: A former community in South Arm Township, Charlevoix County, Michigan.

  8. A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Pope County, Minnesota.

  9. A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Gallatin County, Montana.

  10. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Nuckolls County, Nebraska.

  11. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Union County, New Mexico, named after Sedan, Kansas.

  12. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Scioto County, Ohio.

  13. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Kiowa County, Oklahoma.

  14. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Hampshire County, West Virginia.

Where this word comes from

From French, from Medieval Latin Sedensi.

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