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COWPENS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Cowpens mean? 

COWPENS (noun)
  The noun COWPENS has 1 sense:

1. battle in the American Revolution; Americans under Daniel Morgan defeated the Britishplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


COWPENS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Battle in the American Revolution; Americans under Daniel Morgan defeated the British

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

battle of Cowpens; Cowpens

Instance hypernyms:

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

Domain region:

Palmetto State; S.C.; SC; South Carolina (a state in the Deep South; one of the original 13 colonies)

Holonyms ("Cowpens" is a part of...):

American Revolution; American Revolutionary War; American War of Independence; War of American Independence (the revolution of the American Colonies against Great Britain; 1775-1783)


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