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English noun: siege of Yorktown | |||
| 1. | siege of Yorktown (act) in 1781 the British under Cornwallis surrendered after a siege of three weeks by American and French troops; the surrender ended the American Revolution | ||
| Synonyms | Yorktown | ||
| Instance hypernym | beleaguering, besieging, military blockade, siege | ||
| Part meronym | American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, American War of Independence, War of American Independence | ||
| Domain region | Old Dominion, Old Dominion State, VA, Virginia | ||
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