PRONOUNCING VOCABULARY
Allen L. Churchill
Pronunciation of Geographical Names Occurring in this Work
Aachen (or Aix-la-Chapelle)
ah'ken
Aalst (or Alost)
alst
Ablain
ab-lan'
Ablainzeville
ab-lanz-veel'
Abu Zenaima
aboo' zay-ny'ma
Achi Baba
achee baba
Achiet-le-Grand
ashyay'-la-grong'
Adige
adee'ghay (Austrian)
adee'jay (Italian)
Aerschot
ahr-scot'
Agincourt
a-zhan-koor';
Eng. aj'in-kort
Agordo
agor'doh
Ahrweiler
ar'wi-ler
Aidin
i-deen'
Aiguizy
ay-gwee-zee'
Ailly-sur-Noye
ah-yee'-sur-nwa'
Aisle
ale
Aix
ex
Aix-la-Chapelle
ex-la-shapell'
Aix-Noulette
ex-noolet'
Akabah
akah'ba
Akhtunski Pass
akhtoon'sky
Albert
al-bair'
Aldershot
awl'dershot
Alexinatz
alexee'nats
Allenstein
al'en-shtine'
Alost
alost'
Alsace
German "elsass"
Alsatian
alsay'shen
Alt-Aux
alt-owts'
Altigny
at-in-yee'
Altkirch
alt'kirk
Ambleny
om-ble-nee'
Amiens
ah'mee-en
Ampezzo
am-pet'so
Ancerville
anser'vee
Andrechy
andreshee'
Anizy
an-ea-sy'
Annopol
anno'pol
Antheuil
an-tuh'eel
Apremont
apr'mong
Arco
ar'ko
Ardahan
ardahan'
Ardennes
arden'
Argonne
argonn'
Arleux
ar-luh'
Arlon
ar-lon'
ArmentiÈres
armangtyare'
Arras
arass'
Artois
ar-twa'
Arusha
arro'sha
Asiago
azeeah'go
Asma Dere
dai'ray
Asnieres
ass-nee-air'
Assobam
assobahm'
Atakpame
a'tak-pah'may
Ath-Waremme
at-war-em'
Attigny
a-tee-nyee'
Aube (river)
ob
Aubenton
o-ban-ton'
Aubercourt
obey-coor'
Auberive
oh-breev'
Aubers
oh-bear'
Aubigny
o-be-nyee'
Aubilly
o-bee-yee'
Auchy
o-she'
Audenarde (or Oudenarde)
ou-de-nar'de
Auerstadt
our'statt
Augustijnow
avgoostee'noff
Augustovo
avgoost'ava
Aulnoye
ohl-nwa'
Auronzo
ou-ront'so
AutrÈches
oh-tresh'
Aveluy
av-lwee'
Avesnes
a-vayn'
Aviano
a-vyah'no
Avlona
avlo'na
Avre
avr
Avricourt
a-vree-koor'
Ayette
ah-yet'
Ayun Monsa
a'yoon
Azannes
az-an'
Azerbaijan
azerbyjan'
Azizi
azee'zee
Babina Glava
ba'beena gla'va
Baccarat
bak-a-rah'
Badia
bah-de'a
Badonviller
bah-don-vee-yay'
Baghche
bag'cheh
Bailleul
bah-yul'
Bailly
bah-yee'
Baku
ba-koo'
BÂle (or Basel)
bahl
Banais
ba-nice'
Bapaume
ba-pom'
Baranovitchy
barano'vichy
Baraque de l'Épine
barrack del epeen'
Barbarano
bar-ba-rah'no
Barchon
Fort barshong'
Bar-le-Duc
bar'-le-dÜk'
Barr
bahr
Basancourt
bazancoor'
Basel (or BÂle)
bah'zel
Basozches
ba-zosh'
Bassano
bas-sah'noh
BassÉe, La
la ba-say
Bastogne
bas-ton'y
Batum
batoom'
Bavai
bav-eye'
Bazar
Siak syak
Beaumont
bo-mon'
BeausÉjour
boh-sezhoor'
Beauvais
bo-vay'
Beauvraignes
bo-vrain'
Bedzin
bedzeen'
Belfort
bel-for'
Belgrade
bel-grad'
Bellewaarde Wood
belleh-ar'deh
Belloy
bell-wah'
Belluno
bel-loo'no
Berchem-Sainte-Agathe
ber'shen-sant-agaht'
Beresina
berrezee'na
Bereza
beray'zah
Bergen-op-Zoom
zome
Berjan
ber-jan'
Berlaimont
ber-le-mon'
Berry-au-Bac
o-bac'
Bertincourt
ber-tan-koor'
Bertrix
ber-treece'
BesanÇon
be-zan-son'
Bethany
bettah'nee
BÉthune
bettune'
Beuthen
boi-ten
Beuvraignes
bÖvrain'
Bezzecea
betsek'ka
Biecz
beeyets'
Bielostok
byai-lo'stok
Bienvillers
bee-an-veeyay'
Biercza
be-yertsa
Bijeljina
be-yel-yee'na
Bir Mabeiuk
ma-bay'yook
Bitburg
beet'boork
Bitolia
bee-tol'ya
Bitsch
bitsch
Bixschoote
bix-sko'teh
Blamont
blamong'
Blankenberghe
ber'gay
Blaques
blahk
Blerancourt
bler-an-coor'
Bligny
blin-yee'
Blonie
blo-nee'
Bober
bobr
Boche
French slang for a German "Square-head"; "Thick-head"
Bochina
bokh'nya
Boesinghe
boo-sing'er
Bohain
bo-an'
Bois Bolante
bwa bolant'
Bois d'Ailly
bwa dah'yee
Bois de Forges
forzh'
Bois de Mont-Mare
mong-mar'
Bois-des-Loges
bwah-day-lozh'
Bois-le-Peetre
pater
Boisleux
bwah-luh'
Bolimow
bolee'moff
Bologna
bolon'ya
Boloto
bolo'toh
Bonaberi
bonnabay'ree
Bonnay
bon-ay'
Bordeaux
bordoh'
Boshdarevatz
bozhdaray'vats
Bosphorus (or Bosporus)
bos'po-rus
Bosut
boss'oot
Botoshani
bo-to-shan'y
Bouchain
boo-shan'
Boudonville
boodong-vee'
Bouillon
boo-yon'
Boulogne
boo-lon'y;
Eng. boo-lon'
Bouresches
boo-resh'
Bouvines
boo-veen'
Boves
bov
Bozanne
boz-an'
Brabant-le-roi
bra-ban'-le-rwah'
Braila
bra-e'la
Braine-le-Comte
bra'-le-kont'
Braisne
brain
Bramont
bramong'
Branjevo
branyay'vo
Braunsberg
brouns'berk
Braye
brah-ee'
Bray-sur-Seine
bray'-sÜr'-san'
Brazincourt
brazangcoor'
Brecy
bre-see'
Breganze
bray-gant'say
Breisgau
brice'gow
Brescia
bres'chiah
Brest-Litovsk
brest'-lye-tofsk'
Breza
bray'za
Bribano
bri-bah-noh
Briey
bree-ay'
Brimont
breemong'
Brindisi
brindee'zee
Brodjanska Glavitza
brudyans'ska-gla'veetsa
Brouillet
broo-yay'
Bruges
brÜzh
Brusa (or Brussa)
broo'sa
BruyÈres
bru-yair'
Brzezany
bzhe-zah'nee
Brzostek
bzhos'tek
Bucquoy
bu-kwah'
Buczacz
boo-sass'
Bug (river)
boog
Bukharest (or Bucharest)
boo-ka-rest'
Bukowina
booko-vee'na
Burano
boo-rah'no
Burnhaupt
boorn'howpt
BussiÈres
buss-yair'
Butaniyeh
bootanee'yay
Caestre
ca-est'
Calais
callay'
Cambrai
cambray'
Cambrin
com-bran'
Camisano
ka-me-zah'no
Camp de Mailly
may'yee
Canteleux
cantlÖ
Cantigny
kon-tee-nyee'
Caorle
ka-or'leh
Caprino
ka-pre'no
Carency
caran'see
Carignan
car-i-nyan'
Carlepont
kar-le-pohng'
Carole
ka-ro'lay
Carvin
car-van'
Casarsa
caz-ar'sah
Castelfranco
kas-tel-fran'ko
Cateau, Le
le ka-to'
Cattaro
cat'taro
Cavalese
ka-va-lay'zay
Cavarzere
ka-var'dzay-ray
Cernavoda (or Tchernavoda)
cher-na-vo'da
Cettinje
setteen'yay
Challerange
shal-e-ronzh'
ChÂlons-sur-Marne
sha-lon'-sur'-marn'
Chalon-sur-SaÔne
sha-lon'-sur'-son'
Chambley
shom-blay'
Chambrettes
shom-bret'
Chamery
sha-mer-ee'
Champagne-Pouilleuse
pooee-yÖs'
Champigny
shan-pee-nyee'
Champlat-Bligny
shon-pla-blinyee'
Chantilly
shon-tee-yee'
Chapelle St. Roch
shapell' St. Rosh
Charleroi
sharl-rwa'
Charleville
sharl-veell
Charmel
shar-mel'
ChÂteauroux
sha-to-roo'
ChÂteau-Thierry
shatto'tee-err'y
ChÂtel
sha-tel'
ChÂtelet
shatlay'
Chatillon-sur-Marne
sha-te-yon'-sur'-marn'
Chaudfontaine
sho-fonten'
Chaulnes
shown
Chaumont
sho-mon'
Chauny
sho-nee
Chemin-des-Dames
shman-day-dam'
Cherbourg
sher-boor'
Chevrincourt
shev-ran-coor'
Chezy-sur-Marne
che-zee-sur-marn'
Chimay
shee-may'
Chiny
she-nee'
Chioggia
kyod'ja
Chipres
sheepr
Chocimierz
khotsimyerts
Chodorow
khodo'roff
Cholm
kholm
Choruk
kho'rook
Chotin
khotin
Chyrow
khee'rov
Cierges
see-erzh'
Ciezkovice-Walastow
ches'kovitz-valas'tov
Cilicia
selish'ya
Ciney
see-nay'
Cirey
see-ray'
Cittadella
cheet-ta-del'la
Cittanuova
chit-ta-nu-oh'va
Cividale
chivvy-dah'ler
Civy-Salsogne
see-vee-sal-sun'ye
Clary
kla-ree'
Clermont
clare-mohng'
Coblenz
ko'blents
Codroipo
ko-dro'ee-po
Coeuvre
cuv
Col de Bonhomme
bonnom'
Cologne
ko-lohn'
Combles
kon'bl
Combres
com'ber
Comines
commeen'
Commercy
ko-mer-see'
CompiÈgne
comp-yen'
CondÉ
kon-day'
Conegliano
ko-nal-yah'no
Conflans
kon-flan'
Conselve
kon-sel'vay
Constanta (or Kustendje)
kon-stan'tsa
Corbie
cor-bee'
Cortina
kor-tee'na
Coucy
koo-see'
Coucy-le-ChÂteau
coossee'le-shatto'
Coulommiers
coolomeer'
Coulonges
coo-lonzh'
Courcelles
koor-sell'
Courmont
coor-mong'
Courpoil
coor-pwol'
CourriÈres
coo-ree-air'
Courtrai
coortray'
Couvrelles
coovrell'
Cracow (or Krakow)
krah'ko
Crajova (or Craiova)
kra-yo'va
Craonne
kra-on'
CrÉcy (or Cressy)
kray-se'; Eng. kres'i
CrÉcy-sur-Serre
kray-se'-sur'-sair'
Creil
cray-eel'
Crepy
cre-pee'
Crimea
kri-me'a
Crise
kreez
Croiselles
crwah-sell'
Croix Ricard
krwah-rik-ahr'
Ctesiphon
tay'zee-fon
Cuinchy
canshee
Cutry
ku-tree'
Cuvilly
cu-vee-yee'
Cuxhaven
cooks-hah'fen
Czarkowa
tsar'kova
Czenstochowa
chen-sto-ko'va
Czernovicz
tser'novits
Dammartin
dan-mar-tan'
Damvillers
dan-vee-yay'
Daniele
da-nyay'lay
Dannemarie
dan-mah-ree'
Danzig (or Dantzic)
dan'tsik
Dardanelles
dar-da-nelz'
Daume
dome
Debreczen
debrets'en
Dedeagatch
day-day-ah-gatch'
Delatyn (pass)
de-lah'tin
Dembica
dembits'a
Demir Kapu
cap'poo
Denain
de-nan'
Dendermonde (or Termonde)
den-der-mon'de
Diarbekr (or Diarbekir)
de-ar-bek'r
Diedenhofen (or Thionville)
de'-den-hof-en
Dieppe
dee-ep'
Dieuze
dee-uhz'
Dijon
dee-zhon'
Dinant
deenang'
Dixmude
dixmoo'deh
Djakova
jak'ova
Djamschato
jamshah'toh
Dnieper (river)
ne'per
Dniester (river)
nees'ter
Dommary Barancourt
barancoor'
Dommiers
dom-ee-ay'
Dompaire
don-pair'
Domremy
dong-ray-mee'
Donaueschingen
doh'now-esh'ingen
Dormans
dor-mongse'
Douai
doo-ay
Douaumont
do-oh-mohng'
Doullens
doo-lan'
Dravigny
dra-vi-nyee'
Driegrachten
dree'grakhten
Drina River
dree'na
Drocourt
dro-coor'
Droghitchin
dro-ghit'chin
Drohobycz
dro-ho'bich
Dubiecko
doo-be-ets'ko
Dubno
doob'no
Dubovitza
doo-bo-veet'sa
Dubowoje
doobovo'yay
Duffel
dÜf-fell
Dukla Pass
dook'la
Dulcigno
dool-cheen'yo
Dunajec River
doo'nayets
Dunquerque
dun-kerke'
Dun-sur-meuse
dun'-sÜr'-muhz'
Durazzo
doorat'so
Ecaffaut
ekaffo'
Ecurie
ay-curee'
Eecloo
ay-klo'
Eghezee
eggay-zay'
Elabe
ellah'bay
Epagny
ay-pa-nyee'
Epehy
ep-hee'
Epernay
a-per-nay'
Epieds
e-pyay'
Epinal
epee-nahl'
Epine de Vedegrange
epeen'de-vaid-grahnj'
Epirus
e-pi'rus
Eregli
er-e-gle'
Erivan
eri-vahn'
Ermenonville
veel'
Erzerum
erts-room'
Erzingan
er-zin-gan'
Estaires
es-tair'
Esti
es'tee
EstrÉes St. Denis
esstray-san-denee'
Etain
a-tan'
Etampes
ai-tonp'
Etchmiadzin
etch-mya-zeen'
Euphrates (river)
u-fra'teez
Evegnee Fort
ev-en-yea'
Eydtkuhnen
eit-koo'nen
Eylau
eye-low
Faverolles
fav-rull'
Feltre
fell'treh
FÈre Champenoise
fair shamp-nwahz'
FÈre-en-Tardenois
fair'-an'-tard-nwah'
FÈre, La
la fair'
Ferfay
fer-fahee'
Ferme-des-Loges
ferm-day-luzh'
FertÉ-Gaucher, La
la fer-tay'-go-shay'
FertÉ-sous-Jouarre, La
la fer-tay'-soo'-zhoo-ar'
Festubert
fest-u-bair'
Filipkowu
ko'voo
Fisme
feem
Fiume
fee-oo'meh
Flanders
flan'ders
Fleurbaix
flÖrbay'
Fleury
flur-ee'
Flirey
flir-ee'
Fontainebleau
fone-tan-blow'
Fontenoy
fone-te-nwah'
Fonzaso
fon-tsah'zo
Forest of CompiÈgne
compe-eÑ'
Fort Belfort
beh-for'
Fort BesanÇon
bay-zang-sson
Fort Breedonck
bray-donk'
Fort Broeckem
broo'kem
Fort of Boncelles
bong-sell'
Fort Carnot
carno'
Fort Douaumont
doo-omong
Fort Emines
emmeen'
Fort of Loncin
long-san'
Fort Maizeret
maze-ray
Fortress Osowic
vits
Fort Stabroek
stabrook
Fort Yeni Kale
kah'ler
Fort Zwyndreeht
zwine'drekt
Foucaucourt
foo-koh-coor'
Fouquescourt
fook-es-coor'
Fourmies
foor-mee'
Framerville
fram-ay-veel'
Franvilliers
fran-vee-yay'
Fresnes
frane
Fresnes-en-WoËvre
fren'-an'-vo-ev'r
Fresnoy
fren-wah'
Fromentieres
fro-mong-teeair'
Fruges
frÜzh
Fumes
fÜrns
Gaba Tepe
teh-peh
Galatz
ga'lats
Galicia
galish'yeh
Gallipoli
gallip'poli
Garbunovka
garboonof'ka
Gargnano
gar-nyah'no
Gebweiler
geb'wi-ler
Gembloux
zhom-bloo'
Gemona
ja-mo'na
Genappe
zhe-nap'
Gerardmer
zhair-ar-mare'
Gerbeviller
zhair-bay-vee-yay'
Gerechamp
ger-shong' (G hard)
Gimors
zhee-morse'
Gironville
zhee-ron-veel'
Givenchy
zhivon-shee
Givet
zhe-vay'
Gleiwitz
gley'vits
Gnesen
g'nay'zen
Gorizia, Italian;
Austrian, GÖrz, or GÖritz
Gorlice
Gorleet'sa
Gouzeaucourt
goo-zo-coor' (G hard)
Grabiowiec
grabyo'vyets
Gradisca
gra-dees'ka
Grado
grah'do
Grafenstafel
grah'fens-tah'fel
Gravelotte
grahv'lot
Gricourt
gri-coor' (G hard)
Grivillers
gri-veeyay'
Grootfontein
grote'fontane
Grybow
gree-boff'
Guillaucourt
gee-oh-coor' (G hard)
Guiscard
gees-kar'
Guise
gheeze
Gumbinnen
goom-bin'en
Haelen
hah'len
Haftdewan
dewan'
Hailles
ah-yeel'
Haisnes
aynes
Hal
hal
Halicz
ha'litch
Hamel
am-el'
Hangard
ang-aar'
Harbonnieres
ar-bon-yair'
Hartennes
ar-ten'
Hartmannsweilerkopf
vilerkopf
Hasselt
has'selt
Hautebraye
oat-brah-yee'
Haute Chevauches
ote-shevoshe'
Hautmont
o-mon'
Hazebrouck
has-brook'
Hebuterne
ebu-tern'
Heldhoek
helt'hook
Helgoland (or Heligoland)
hel'go-lant
Hericourt
ayr-i-coor'
Herzegovina
vee'na
Hesdin
hes-deen'
Hinges
anzh
Hirson
eer-son'
Horodenka
ho-ro-den'ka
Houdain
oo-dan'
Hulluch
hoollookh
Huy
hoi
Inovolodz
eenov'olodge
Isonzo
eez-on'zoh
Issy les Molineaux
issee-lay-mo-leeno'
Ivangorod
eevango'rod
Jamboli (or Yamboli)
yam'bo-le
Jaroslav (or Jaroslau)
ya-ros'laf
Jasiolda River
yashold'a
Jassy (or Yassy)
yas'e
Jaulgonne
zhohl-gun'
Jazarzew
ya'zar-zef
Jena
yay'na
Jonchery
zhon-she-ree'
Juniville
zhÜ-ne-veel'
Yser
ee'zer
Yvoire
e-vwar'
Zabern
tsah'bern
Zaleszczyki
za-lesh-chik'ee
Zamosk (or Zamosc)
za'moshch
Zamszysko
zam'shees-ko
Zandvoord
zant'fort
Zeebrugge
zay'broog-geh
Zell
zell
Zittau
tsit'ou
Zloczow
zlo'choof
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zwi'brÜck-en
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