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ROCROI
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Rocroi mean?
• ROCROI (noun)
The noun ROCROI has 1 sense:
1. a battle in the Thirty Years' War (1643); the French defeated the Spanish invaders
Familiarity information: ROCROI used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A battle in the Thirty Years' War (1643); the French defeated the Spanish invaders
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
Battle of Rocroi; Rocroi
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 ("Rocroi" is a part of...):
Thirty Years' War (a series of conflicts (1618-1648) between Protestants and Catholics starting in Germany and spreading until France and Denmark and Sweden were opposing the Holy Roman Empire and Spain)
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