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BATTLE OF SHILOH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does battle of Shiloh mean?
• BATTLE OF SHILOH (noun)
The noun BATTLE OF SHILOH has 1 sense:
1. the second great battle of the American Civil War (1862); the battle ended with the withdrawal of Confederate troops but it was not a Union victory
Familiarity information: BATTLE OF SHILOH used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The second great battle of the American Civil War (1862); the battle ended with the withdrawal of Confederate troops but it was not a Union victory
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
battle of Pittsburgh Landing; battle of Shiloh; Shiloh
Instance hypernyms:
pitched battle (a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place)
Domain region:
Tenn.; Tennessee; TN; Volunteer State (a state in east central United States)
Holonyms ("battle of Shiloh" is a part of...):
American Civil War; United States Civil War; War between the States (civil war in the United States between the North and the South; 1861-1865)
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