waterloo
English Thesaurus
1. the battle on 18 June 1815 in which Prussian and British forces under Blucher and the Duke of Wellington routed the French forces under Napoleon (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) |
| part meronym | : | napoleonic wars, |
| definition | : | a series of wars fought between France (led by Napoleon Bonaparte) and alliances involving England and Prussia and Russia and Austria at different times; 1799-1815 (noun.act) |
| domain region | : | belgique, belgium, kingdom of belgium, |
| definition | : | a monarchy in northwestern Europe; headquarters for the European Union and for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (noun.location) |
2. a final crushing defeat (noun.event)
| hypernym | : | defeat, licking, |
| definition | : | an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest (noun.event) |
3. a town in central Belgium where in 1815 Napoleon met his final defeat (noun.location)
| instance hypernym | : | town, |
| definition | : | an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city (noun.location) |
| part meronym | : | belgique, belgium, kingdom of belgium, |
| definition | : | a monarchy in northwestern Europe; headquarters for the European Union and for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (noun.location) |
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