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TANNENBERG
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Tannenberg mean?
• TANNENBERG (noun)
The noun TANNENBERG has 1 sense:
1. a battle in World War I (1914); decisive German victory over the Russians
Familiarity information: TANNENBERG used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A battle in World War I (1914); decisive German victory over the Russians
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
battle of Tannenberg; Tannenberg
Instance hypernyms:
pitched battle (a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place)
Domain region:
Poland; Polska; Republic of Poland (a republic in central Europe; the invasion of Poland by Germany in 1939 started World War II)
Holonyms ("Tannenberg" 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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