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ST MIHIEL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does St Mihiel mean? 

ST MIHIEL (noun)
  The noun ST MIHIEL has 1 sense:

1. a battle in the Meuse-Argonne operation in World War I (1918); the battle in which American troops launched their first offensive in Franceplay

  Familiarity information: ST MIHIEL used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ST MIHIEL (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A battle in the Meuse-Argonne operation in World War I (1918); the battle in which American troops launched their first offensive in France

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

battle of St Mihiel; Saint-Mihiel; St Mihiel

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 ("St Mihiel" is a part of...):

Argonne; Argonne Forest; Meuse; Meuse-Argonne; Meuse-Argonne operation; Meuse River (an American operation in World War I (1918); American troops under Pershing drove back the German armies which were saved only by the armistice on November 11)


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