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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 1918play

  Familiarity information: CHATEAU-THIERRY used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CHATEAU-THIERRY (noun)


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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