BATTLE OF TANNENBERG

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does battle of Tannenberg mean? 

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

1. a battle in World War I (1914); decisive German victory over the Russians

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• BATTLE OF TANNENBERG (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A battle in World War I (1914); decisive German victory over the Russians

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

battle of Tannenberg; Tannenberg

Instance hypernyms:

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

Domain region:

Poland; Polska; Republic of Poland (a republic in central Europe; the invasion of Poland by Germany in 1939 started World War II)

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

First World War; Great War; War to End War; World War 1; World War I (a war between the allies (Russia, France, British Empire, Italy, United States, Japan, Rumania, Serbia, Belgium, Greece, Portugal, Montenegro) and the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, Bulgaria) from 1914 to 1918)