BATTLE OF HOHENLINDEN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does battle of Hohenlinden mean? 

• BATTLE OF HOHENLINDEN (noun)
  The noun BATTLE OF HOHENLINDEN has 1 sense:

1. a battle during the Napoleonic Wars (1800); the French defeated the Austrians

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• BATTLE OF HOHENLINDEN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A battle during the Napoleonic Wars (1800); the French defeated the Austrians

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

battle of Hohenlinden; Hohenlinden

Instance hypernyms:

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

Domain region:

Bavaria (a state in southern Germany famous for its beer; site of an automobile factory)

Holonyms ("battle of Hohenlinden" is a part of...):

Napoleonic Wars (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)