battle of kerbala

English Thesaurus

1. a battle in 680 in which the grandson of Mohammed and his followers were killed (noun.act)

instance hypernym	:	pitched battle,
definition	:	a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place (noun.act)

domain region	:	karbala, kerbala, kerbela,
definition	:	a city of central Iraq to the south of Baghdad; a holy city for Shiite Muslims because it is the site of the tomb of Mohammed's grandson who was killed there in 680 (noun.location)