Châlons


Also found in: Thesaurus, Encyclopedia.

Châ·lons

 (shä-lôN′)
A city of northeast France east of Paris. The Huns under Attila were defeated here in ad 451.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Châ•lons

(ʃaˈlɔ̃)

n.
a city in NE France: defeat of Attila A.D. 451. 51,137.
Also called Châ•lons-sur-Marne (ʃa lɔ̃ sürˈmarn)
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.Chalons - the battle in which Attila the Hun was defeated by the Romans and Visigoths in 451
Chalons-sur-Marne
France, French Republic - a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
Mentioned in ?
References in classic literature ?
The reader knows the manner of death of Robert de Clermont, Marshal of France, and of Jean de Châlons, Marshal of Champagne; and yet the question was only of a certain Perrin Marc, the clerk of a money-changer, a miserable assassin; but the two marshals had broken the doors of St.
View in context

Dictionary browser ?
Full browser ?