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Marne

[mahrn; Fr. marn]
–noun
1. a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 mi. (525 km) long.
2. a department in N France. 530,399; 3168 sq. mi. (8205 sq. km). Capital: Châlons-sur-Marne.
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Marne   (märn)   
A river, about 523 km (325 mi) long, of northeast France flowing generally northwest to the Seine River. It was the scene of heavy fighting in World War I (1914 and 1918) and World War II (1944).
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