Verdun vs battle of Verdun

Verdun and battle of Verdun both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Verdun	Yes	No	No	No
battle of Verdun	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Verdun and battle of Verdun are synonyms defined as:

Verdun and battle of Verdun: a battle in World War I (1916); in some of the bloodiest fighting in World War I the German offensive was stopped

Other synonyms of Verdun include Battle of Verdun.

Verdun (noun)	battle of Verdun (noun)
a battle in World War I (1916); in some of the bloodiest fighting in World War I the German offensive was stopped	a battle in World War I (1916); in some of the bloodiest fighting in World War I the German offensive was stopped