BATTLE OF BOYNE
Dictionary entry overview: What does battle of Boyne mean? • BATTLE OF BOYNE (noun)
The noun BATTLE OF BOYNE has 1 sense:
1. a battle in the War of the Grand Alliance in Ireland in 1690; William III defeated the deposed James II and so ended the Catholicism that had been reintroduced in England by the Stuarts
Familiarity information: BATTLE OF BOYNE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• BATTLE OF BOYNE (noun)
Meaning:
A battle in the War of the Grand Alliance in Ireland in 1690; William III defeated the deposed James II and so ended the Catholicism that had been reintroduced in England by the Stuarts
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
battle of Boyne; Boyne
Instance hypernyms:
pitched battle (a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place)
Domain region:
Emerald Isle; Hibernia; Ireland (an island comprising the republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland)
Holonyms ("battle of Boyne" is a part of...):
War of the Grand Alliance; War of the League of Augsburg (an aggressive war waged by Louis XIV against Spain and the Empire and England and Holland and other states (1689-1697))
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