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VALMY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Valmy mean?
• VALMY (noun)
The noun VALMY has 1 sense:
1. the French defeated the Austrian and Prussian troops in 1792 (with a famous cannonade from the French artillery)
Familiarity information: VALMY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The French defeated the Austrian and Prussian troops in 1792 (with a famous cannonade from the French artillery)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
battle of Valmy; Valmy
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)
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