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    ROCROI

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A battle in the Thirty Years' War (1643); the French defeated the Spanish invadersplay

    Synonyms:

    Battle of Rocroi; Rocroi

    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:

    France; French Republic (a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe)

    Holonyms ("Rocroi" is a part of...):

    Thirty Years' War (a series of conflicts (1618-1648) between Protestants and Catholics starting in Germany and spreading until France and Denmark and Sweden were opposing the Holy Roman Empire and Spain)

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