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BATTLE OF GRANICUS RIVER

Dictionary entry overview: What does Battle of Granicus River mean?

• BATTLE OF GRANICUS RIVER (noun)
The noun BATTLE OF GRANICUS RIVER has 1 sense:

1. the battle in which Alexander won his first major victory against the Persians (334 BC)

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

Dictionary entry details

• BATTLE OF GRANICUS RIVER (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

The battle in which Alexander won his first major victory against the Persians (334 BC)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

Battle of Granicus River; Granicus

Instance hypernyms:

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

Domain region:

Anatolia; Asia Minor (a peninsula in southwestern Asia that forms the Asian part of Turkey)

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