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    AMERICAN REVOLUTION

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    The revolution of the American Colonies against Great Britain; 1775-1783play

    Synonyms:

    American Revolution; American Revolutionary War; American War of Independence; War of American Independence

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting acts or actions

    Instance hypernyms:

    revolution (the overthrow of a government by those who are governed)

    Meronyms (parts of "American Revolution"):

    battle of Bunker Hill; Bunker Hill (the first important battle of the American War of Independence (1775) which was fought at Breed's Hill; the British defeated the colonial forces)

    battle of Cowpens; Cowpens (battle in the American Revolution; Americans under Daniel Morgan defeated the British)

    Fort Ticonderoga; Ticonderoga (a pitched battle in which American revolutionary troops captured Fort Ticonderoga from the British in 1775)

    Concord; Lexington; Lexington and Concord (the first battle of the American Revolution (April 19, 1775))

    Battle of Monmouth; Battle of Monmouth Court House; Monmouth Court House (a pitched battle in New Jersey during the American Revolution (1778) that ended with the withdrawal of British forces)

    battle of Saratoga; Saratoga (a battle during the American Revolution (1777); the British under Burgoyne were defeated)

    siege of Yorktown; Yorktown (in 1781 the British under Cornwallis surrendered after a siege of three weeks by American and French troops; the surrender ended the American Revolution)

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