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VALMY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Valmy mean? 

VALMY (noun)
  The noun VALMY has 1 sense:

1. the French defeated the Austrian and Prussian troops in 1792 (with a famous cannonade from the French artillery)play

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


 Dictionary entry details 


VALMY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The French defeated the Austrian and Prussian troops in 1792 (with a famous cannonade from the French artillery)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

battle of Valmy; Valmy

Instance hypernyms:

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

Domain region:

France; French Republic (a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe)


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