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BATTLE OF FLODDEN FIELD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Battle of Flodden Field mean? 

BATTLE OF FLODDEN FIELD (noun)
  The noun BATTLE OF FLODDEN FIELD has 1 sense:

1. a battle in 1513; the English defeated the invading Scots and James IV was killedplay

  Familiarity information: BATTLE OF FLODDEN FIELD used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BATTLE OF FLODDEN FIELD (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A battle in 1513; the English defeated the invading Scots and James IV was killed

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

Battle of Flodden Field; Flodden

Instance hypernyms:

pitched battle (a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place)

Domain region:

England (a division of the United Kingdom)


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