BATTLE OF CRECY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does battle of Crecy mean? 

• BATTLE OF CRECY (noun)
  The noun BATTLE OF CRECY has 1 sense:

1. the first decisive battle of the Hundred Years' War; in 1346 the English under Edward III defeated the French under Philip of Valois

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• BATTLE OF CRECY (noun)

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Meaning:

The first decisive battle of the Hundred Years' War; in 1346 the English under Edward III defeated the French under Philip of Valois

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

battle of Crecy; Crecy

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)

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

Hundred Years' War (the series of wars fought intermittently between France and England; 1337-1453)