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    BATTLE OF TANNENBERG

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A battle in World War I (1914); decisive German victory over the Russiansplay

    Synonyms:

    battle of Tannenberg; Tannenberg

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting acts or actions

    Instance hypernyms:

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

    Domain region:

    Poland; Polska; Republic of Poland (a republic in central Europe; the invasion of Poland by Germany in 1939 started World War II)

    Holonyms ("battle of Tannenberg" is a part of...):

    First World War; Great War; War to End War; World War 1; World War I (a war between the allies (Russia, France, British Empire, Italy, United States, Japan, Rumania, Serbia, Belgium, Greece, Portugal, Montenegro) and the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, Bulgaria) from 1914 to 1918)

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