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BATTLE OF THE AISNE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does battle of the Aisne mean? 

BATTLE OF THE AISNE (noun)
  The noun BATTLE OF THE AISNE has 1 sense:

1. a battle in World War I (May 1918); the Germans tried to attack before the American numbers were too great to defeat; the tactical success of the Germans proved to be a strategic failureplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


BATTLE OF THE AISNE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A battle in World War I (May 1918); the Germans tried to attack before the American numbers were too great to defeat; the tactical success of the Germans proved to be a strategic failure

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

battle of Soissons-Reims; battle of the Aisne; battle of the Chemin-des-Dames; Soissons

Instance hypernyms:

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

Domain region:

France; French Republic (a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe)

Holonyms ("battle of the Aisne" 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)


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