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HASTINGS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The decisive battle in which William the Conqueror (duke of Normandy) defeated the Saxons under Harold II (1066) and thus left England open for the Norman Conquest
Synonyms:
battle of Hastings; Hastings
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:
England (a division of the United Kingdom)
Holonyms ("Hastings" is a part of...):
Norman Conquest (the invasion and settlement of England by the Normans following the battle of Hastings (1066))
Sense 2
Meaning:
A town in East Sussex just to the south of the place where the battle of Hastings took place
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
town (an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city)
Holonyms ("Hastings" is a part of...):
East Sussex (a county in southern England on the English Channel)
Sense 3
Meaning:
United States architect who formed and important architectural firm with John Merven Carrere (1860-1929)
Synonyms:
Hastings; Thomas Hastings
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
architect; designer (someone who creates plans to be used in making something (such as buildings))
