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Word: plougonven (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Until last week Plouvien was just another of the quaint, peaceful villages that dot the Breton peninsula-a set pattern of small tidy houses, large untidy barns and barnyards, a few shops, a church at the crossroads. Even their names-Plouescat, Plougonven, Ploudaniel-bear the patina of time: plou is the ancient Celtic prefix for "parish...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World Battlefronts: 1,500 at Plouvien | 8/28/1944 | See Source »

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