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SOISSONS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Soissons mean?
• SOISSONS (noun)
The noun SOISSONS has 1 sense:
1. a battle in World War I (May 1918); the Germans tried to attack before the American numbers were too great to defeat; the tactical success of the Germans proved to be a strategic failure
Familiarity information: SOISSONS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A battle in World War I (May 1918); the Germans tried to attack before the American numbers were too great to defeat; the tactical success of the Germans proved to be a strategic failure
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
battle of Soissons-Reims; battle of the Aisne; battle of the Chemin-des-Dames; Soissons
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 ("Soissons" 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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