BOUVINES

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Bouvines mean? 

• BOUVINES (noun)
  The noun BOUVINES has 1 sense:

1. in 1214 the French under Philip Augustus defeated a coalition formed against him in one of the greatest battles of the middle ages

  Familiarity information: BOUVINES used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BOUVINES (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

In 1214 the French under Philip Augustus defeated a coalition formed against him in one of the greatest battles of the middle ages

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Instance hypernyms:

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

Domain region:

Belgique; Belgium; Kingdom of Belgium (a monarchy in northwestern Europe; headquarters for the European Union and for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization)