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Somme

Pronunciation: (sôm), [key]
—n.
1. a river in N France, flowing NW to the English Channel: battles, World War I, 1916, 1918; World War II, 1944. 150 mi. (241 km) long.
2. a department in N France. 538,462; 2424 sq. mi. (6280 sq. km). Cap.: Amiens.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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