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BATTLE OF WAGRAM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does battle of Wagram mean?
• BATTLE OF WAGRAM (noun)
The noun BATTLE OF WAGRAM has 1 sense:
1. a battle in the Napoleonic campaigns (1809); Napoleon defeated the Austrians
Familiarity information: BATTLE OF WAGRAM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A battle in the Napoleonic campaigns (1809); Napoleon defeated the Austrians
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
battle of Wagram; Wagram
Instance hypernyms:
pitched battle (a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place)
Domain region:
Austria; Oesterreich; Republic of Austria (a mountainous republic in central Europe; under the Habsburgs (1278-1918) Austria maintained control of the Holy Roman Empire and was a leader in European politics until the 19th century)
Holonyms ("battle of Wagram" 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)
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