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CHATEAU-THIERRY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Chateau-Thierry mean?
• CHATEAU-THIERRY (noun)
The noun CHATEAU-THIERRY has 1 sense:
1. a World War I battle in northwestern France where the Allies defeated the Germans in 1918
Familiarity information: CHATEAU-THIERRY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A World War I battle in northwestern France where the Allies defeated the Germans in 1918
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
Battle of the Marne; Belleau Wood; Chateau-Thierry; Marne River
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)
Holonyms ("Chateau-Thierry" is a part of...):
First World War; Great War; War to End War; World War 1; World War I (a war between the allies (Russia, France, British Empire, Italy, United States, Japan, Rumania, Serbia, Belgium, Greece, Portugal, Montenegro) and the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, Bulgaria) from 1914 to 1918)
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