NORMAN CONQUEST

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The invasion and settlement of England by the Normans following the battle of Hastings (1066)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Instance hypernyms:

conquering; conquest; subjection; subjugation (the act of conquering)

Meronyms (parts of "Norman Conquest"):

battle of Hastings; Hastings (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)

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