battle of Verdun vs Verdun

battle of Verdun and Verdun both are nouns.

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

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

battle of Verdun and 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 battle of Verdun include Battle of Verdun.

battle of Verdun (noun)	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