BATTLE OF SHILOH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does battle of Shiloh mean? 

• BATTLE OF SHILOH (noun)
  The noun BATTLE OF SHILOH 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 victory

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• BATTLE OF SHILOH (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 Shiloh" 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)