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    SPANISH WAR

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    A war between the United States and Spain in 1898play

    Synonyms:

    Spanish-American War; Spanish War

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting acts or actions

    Instance hypernyms:

    war; warfare (the waging of armed conflict against an enemy)

    Meronyms (parts of "Spanish War"):

    Manila Bay (a naval battle in the Spanish-American War (1898); the American fleet under Admiral Dewey defeated the Spanish fleet)

    Santiago; Santiago de Cuba (a naval battle in the Spanish-American War (1898); the United States fleet bottled up the Spanish ships in the harbor of Santiago de Cuba and destroyed them when they tried to escape)

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