SARATOGA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Saratoga mean? 

• SARATOGA (noun)
  The noun SARATOGA has 2 senses:

1. a species of large fish found in Australian rivers

2. a battle during the American Revolution (1777); the British under Burgoyne were defeated

  Familiarity information: SARATOGA used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SARATOGA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A species of large fish found in Australian rivers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Australian arowana; Dawson River salmon; saratoga; Scleropages leichardti; spotted barramundi; spotted bonytongue

Hypernyms ("saratoga" is a kind of...):

fish species (a species of fish)

Holonyms ("saratoga" is a member of...):

genus Scleropages; Scleropages (a genus of large freshwater fishes of Australia and Borneo)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A battle during the American Revolution (1777); the British under Burgoyne were defeated

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

battle of Saratoga; Saratoga

Instance hypernyms:

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

Domain region:

Empire State; N.Y.; New York; New York State; NY (a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies)

Holonyms ("Saratoga" 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)