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BATTLE OF PITTSBURGH LANDING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does battle of Pittsburgh Landing mean? 

BATTLE OF PITTSBURGH LANDING (noun)
  The noun BATTLE OF PITTSBURGH LANDING has 1 sense:

1. the second great battle of the American Civil War (1862); the battle ended with the withdrawal of Confederate troops but it was not a Union victoryplay

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


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BATTLE OF PITTSBURGH LANDING (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The second great battle of the American Civil War (1862); the battle ended with the withdrawal of Confederate troops but it was not a Union victory

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

battle of Pittsburgh Landing; battle of Shiloh; Shiloh

Instance hypernyms:

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

Domain region:

Tenn.; Tennessee; TN; Volunteer State (a state in east central United States)

Holonyms ("battle of Pittsburgh Landing" is a part of...):

American Civil War; United States Civil War; War between the States (civil war in the United States between the North and the South; 1861-1865)


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