Compiègne: Meaning and Definition of

Com•piègne

Pronunciation: (kôn-pyen'y), [key]
— n.
  1. a city in N France, on the Oise River: nearby were signed the armistices between the Allies and Germany 1918, and between Germany and France 1940. 40,720.
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