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BATTLE OF NASEBY

Dictionary entry overview: What does Battle of Naseby mean?

• BATTLE OF NASEBY (noun)
The noun BATTLE OF NASEBY has 1 sense:

1. a battle in 1645 that settled the outcome of the first English Civil War as the Parliamentarians won a major victory over the Royalists

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

Dictionary entry details

• BATTLE OF NASEBY (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A battle in 1645 that settled the outcome of the first English Civil War as the Parliamentarians won a major victory over the Royalists

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

Battle of Naseby; Naseby

Instance hypernyms:

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

Domain region:

England (a division of the United Kingdom)

Holonyms ("Battle of Naseby" is a part of...):

English Civil War (civil war in England between the Parliamentarians and the Royalists under Charles I; 1644-1648)

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