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English noun: Waterloo

1. Waterloo (location) a town in central Belgium where in 1815 Napoleon met his final defeat


Instance hypernymtown


Part meronymBelgique, Belgium, Kingdom of Belgium

2. waterloo (event) a final crushing defeat


SamplesHe met his waterloo.


Broader (hypernym)defeat, licking

3. Waterloo (act) the battle on 18 June 1815 in which Prussian and British forces under Blucher and the Duke of Wellington routed the French forces under Napoleon


SynonymsBattle of Waterloo


Instance hypernympitched battle


Part meronymNapoleonic Wars


Domain regionBelgique, Belgium, Kingdom of Belgium









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