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TEUTOBURGER WALD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Teutoburger Wald mean? 

TEUTOBURGER WALD (noun)
  The noun TEUTOBURGER WALD has 1 sense:

1. a battle in 9 AD in which the Germans under Arminius annihilated three Roman Legionsplay

  Familiarity information: TEUTOBURGER WALD used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TEUTOBURGER WALD (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A battle in 9 AD in which the Germans under Arminius annihilated three Roman Legions

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

battle of Teutoburger Wald; Teutoburger Wald

Instance hypernyms:

pitched battle (a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place)

Domain region:

Deutschland; Federal Republic of Germany; FRG; Germany (a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990)


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