MONMOUTH COURT HOUSE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Monmouth Court House mean? 

• MONMOUTH COURT HOUSE (noun)
  The noun MONMOUTH COURT HOUSE has 1 sense:

1. a pitched battle in New Jersey during the American Revolution (1778) that ended with the withdrawal of British forces

  Familiarity information: MONMOUTH COURT HOUSE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MONMOUTH COURT HOUSE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A pitched battle in New Jersey during the American Revolution (1778) that ended with the withdrawal of British forces

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

Battle of Monmouth; Battle of Monmouth Court House; Monmouth Court House

Instance hypernyms:

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

Domain region:

Garden State; Jersey; N.J.; New Jersey; NJ (a Mid-Atlantic state on the Atlantic; one of the original 13 colonies)

Holonyms ("Monmouth Court House" 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)