BATTLE OF MINDEN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does battle of Minden mean? 

• BATTLE OF MINDEN (noun)
  The noun BATTLE OF MINDEN has 1 sense:

1. a battle in the Seven Years' War (1759) in which the English forces and their allies defeated the French

  Familiarity information: BATTLE OF MINDEN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BATTLE OF MINDEN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A battle in the Seven Years' War (1759) in which the English forces and their allies defeated the French

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

battle of Minden; Minden

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)

Holonyms ("battle of Minden" is a part of...):

Seven Years' War (a war of England and Prussia against France and Austria (1756-1763); Britain and Prussia got the better of it)