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BATTLE OF CAPORETTO

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does battle of Caporetto mean? 

BATTLE OF CAPORETTO (noun)
  The noun BATTLE OF CAPORETTO has 1 sense:

1. battle of World War I (1917); Italians were defeated by the Austrian and German forcesplay

  Familiarity information: BATTLE OF CAPORETTO used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BATTLE OF CAPORETTO (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Battle of World War I (1917); Italians were defeated by the Austrian and German forces

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

battle of Caporetto; Caporetto

Instance hypernyms:

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

Domain region:

Italia; Italian Republic; Italy (a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD)

Holonyms ("battle of Caporetto" is a part of...):

First World War; Great War; War to End War; World War 1; World War I (a war between the allies (Russia, France, British Empire, Italy, United States, Japan, Rumania, Serbia, Belgium, Greece, Portugal, Montenegro) and the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, Bulgaria) from 1914 to 1918)


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