WAR OF THE SPANISH SUCCESSION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does War of the Spanish Succession mean? 

• WAR OF THE SPANISH SUCCESSION (noun)
  The noun WAR OF THE SPANISH SUCCESSION has 1 sense:

1. a general war in Europe (1701-1714) that broke out when Louis XIV installed his grandson on the throne of Spain; England and Holland hoped to limit Louis' power

  Familiarity information: WAR OF THE SPANISH SUCCESSION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WAR OF THE SPANISH SUCCESSION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A general war in Europe (1701-1714) that broke out when Louis XIV installed his grandson on the throne of Spain; England and Holland hoped to limit Louis' power

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Instance hypernyms:

war; warfare (the waging of armed conflict against an enemy)

Meronyms (parts of "War of the Spanish Succession"):

Blenheim (the First Duke of Marlborough and Prince Eugene of Savoy defeated the French in 1704 during the War of the Spanish Succession)