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CHALONS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Chalons mean?
• CHALONS (noun)
The noun CHALONS has 1 sense:
1. the battle in which Attila the Hun was defeated by the Romans and Visigoths in 451
Familiarity information: CHALONS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The battle in which Attila the Hun was defeated by the Romans and Visigoths in 451
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
Chalons; Chalons-sur-Marne
Instance hypernyms:
pitched battle (a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place)
Domain region:
France; French Republic (a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe)
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