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Sedan (sədäN`), town (1990 pop. 22,407), Ardennes dept., NE France, on the Meuse River. A noted textile center since the 16th cent., Sedan also has metal and brewing industries. The town became part of French crown lands in 1642. It was a Protestant stronghold in the 16th and 17th cent., and a noted Calvinist academy was located there. Sedan was the site of the decisive French defeat (1870) in the Franco-Prussian War and the surrender of Napoleon III. The town saw heavy fighting in World War I and was the point of the first German breakthrough (1940) in the invasion of France in World War II.

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sedan

1. US, Canadian, and NZ a closed two-door or four-door car with four to six seats

2. short for sedan chair

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Sedan

a town in NE France, on the River Meuse: passed to France in 1642; a Protestant stronghold (16th--17th centuries); scene of a French defeat (1870) during the Franco-Prussian War and of a battle (1940) in World War II, which began the German invasion of France. Pop.: 20 548 (1999)

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Sedan

decisive battle of the Franco-German War (1870). [Fr. Hist.: Harbottle Battles, 225]

See : Battle

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Sedan

decisive German defeat of French (1870). [Fr. Hist.: Harbottle Battles, 225]

See : Defeat