[si-dan] 
| 1. | an enclosed automobile body having two or four doors and seating four or more persons on two full-width seats. |
| 2. | sedan chair. |
[si-dan; Fr. suh-dahn] | a city in NE France, on the Meuse River: defeat and capture of Napoleon III 1870. 25,430. |
| se·dan (sĭ-dān') n.
[Origin unknown.] |
| Se·dan (sĭ-dān', sə-däɴ') A town of northeast France on the Meuse River near the Belgian border. It was the site of the decisive defeat and surrender of Napoleon III (September 2, 1870) in the Franco-Prussian War. Population: 20,300. |
Sedan
town, Ardennes departement, Champagne-Ardenne region, northeastern France. Sedan is situated 9 miles (14 km) southwest of the Belgian frontier. It lies on the right bank of the Meuse River along a loop in the river in a depression between two ridges. Most of the 17th- and 18th-century houses in the centre of the town were destroyed during the German invasion of France in 1940 during World War II. The 15th-century castle is locally claimed to be the largest in Europe. A statue has been erected in the centre of the town to Marshal Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne, vicomte de Turenne, the famous 17th-century French soldier, who was born in the chateau of the stronghold.
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