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English noun: Waterloo | |||
| 1. | Waterloo (location) a town in central Belgium where in 1815 Napoleon met his final defeat | ||
| Instance hypernym | town | ||
| Part meronym | Belgique, Belgium, Kingdom of Belgium | ||
| 2. | waterloo (event) a final crushing defeat | ||
| Samples | He 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 | ||
| Synonyms | Battle of Waterloo | ||
| Instance hypernym | pitched battle | ||
| Part meronym | Napoleonic Wars | ||
| Domain region | Belgique, Belgium, Kingdom of Belgium | ||
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