LEXINGTON AND CONCORD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Lexington and Concord mean? 

• LEXINGTON AND CONCORD (noun)
  The noun LEXINGTON AND CONCORD has 1 sense:

1. the first battle of the American Revolution (April 19, 1775)

  Familiarity information: LEXINGTON AND CONCORD used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LEXINGTON AND CONCORD (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The first battle of the American Revolution (April 19, 1775)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

Concord; Lexington; Lexington and Concord

Instance hypernyms:

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

Domain region:

Bay State; MA; Mass.; Massachusetts; Old Colony (a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies)

Holonyms ("Lexington and Concord" 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)