a department of NE France, in Hauts-de-France region. Capital: Laon. Pop: 535 326 (2003 est).Area: 7428 sq km (2897 sq miles)
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a river in N France, rising in the Argonne Forest and flowing northwest and west to the River Oise: scene of a major Allied offensive in 1918 which turned the tide finally against Germany in World War I. Length: 282 km (175 miles)
Aisne in American English
(ɛn)
river in N France, flowing into the Oise: 175 mi (282 km)