BATTLE OF KERBALA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Battle of Kerbala mean? 

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

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

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

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• BATTLE OF KERBALA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A battle in 680 in which the grandson of Mohammed and his followers were killed

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Context example:

the Battle of Kerbala is the basis for the Ta'ziyehs that are performed annually

Instance hypernyms:

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

Domain region:

Karbala; Kerbala; Kerbela (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)