yorktown

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1. in 1781 the British under Cornwallis surrendered after a siege of three weeks by American and French troops; the surrender ended the American Revolution (noun.act)

instance hypernym	:	beleaguering, besieging, military blockade, siege,
definition	:	the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack (noun.act)

part meronym	:	american revolution, american revolutionary war, american war of independence, war of american independence,
definition	:	the revolution of the American Colonies against Great Britain; 1775-1783 (noun.act)

domain region	:	old dominion, old dominion state, va, virginia,
definition	:	a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War (noun.location)

2. a historic village in southeastern Virginia to the north of Newport News; site of the last battle of the American Revolution (noun.location)

instance hypernym	:	hamlet, village,
definition	:	a settlement smaller than a town (noun.location)

part meronym	:	old dominion, old dominion state, va, virginia,
definition	:	a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War (noun.location)

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