WAGRAM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Wagram mean? 

• WAGRAM (noun)
  The noun WAGRAM has 2 senses:

1. a town in northeastern Austria

2. a battle in the Napoleonic campaigns (1809); Napoleon defeated the Austrians

  Familiarity information: WAGRAM used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WAGRAM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A town in northeastern Austria

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

town (an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city)

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

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)

Sense 2

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 ("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)