SIEGE OF ORLEANS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does siege of Orleans mean? 

• SIEGE OF ORLEANS (noun)
  The noun SIEGE OF ORLEANS has 1 sense:

1. a long siege of Orleans by the English was relieved by Joan of Arc in 1429

  Familiarity information: SIEGE OF ORLEANS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SIEGE OF ORLEANS (noun)

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Meaning:

A long siege of Orleans by the English was relieved by Joan of Arc in 1429

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

Orleans; siege of Orleans

Instance hypernyms:

beleaguering; besieging; military blockade; siege (the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack)

Domain region:

France; French Republic (a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe)