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BATTLE OF WAGRAM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does battle of Wagram mean? 

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

1. a battle in the Napoleonic campaigns (1809); Napoleon defeated the Austriansplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


BATTLE OF WAGRAM (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A battle in the Napoleonic campaigns (1809); Napoleon defeated the Austrians

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

battle of Wagram; Wagram

Instance hypernyms:

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

Domain region:

Austria; Oesterreich; Republic of Austria (a mountainous republic in central Europe; under the Habsburgs (1278-1918) Austria maintained control of the Holy Roman Empire and was a leader in European politics until the 19th century)

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

Napoleonic Wars (a series of wars fought between France (led by Napoleon Bonaparte) and alliances involving England and Prussia and Russia and Austria at different times; 1799-1815)


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