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BATTLE OF PUEBLA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Battle of Puebla mean?
• BATTLE OF PUEBLA (noun)
The noun BATTLE OF PUEBLA has 1 sense:
1. a battle in which Mexican forces defeated the French in 1862
Familiarity information: BATTLE OF PUEBLA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A battle in which Mexican forces defeated the French in 1862
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Instance hypernyms:
pitched battle (a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place)
Domain region:
Mexico; United Mexican States (a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810)
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