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AMERICAN REVOLUTION

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The revolution of the American Colonies against Great Britain; 1775-1783

Synonyms:

American Revolution; American Revolutionary War; American War of Independence; War of American Independence

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Nouns denoting acts or actions

Instance hypernyms:

revolution (the overthrow of a government by those who are governed)

Meronyms (parts of "American Revolution"):

battle of Bunker Hill; Bunker Hill (the first important battle of the American War of Independence (1775) which was fought at Breed's Hill; the British defeated the colonial forces)

battle of Cowpens; Cowpens (battle in the American Revolution; Americans under Daniel Morgan defeated the British)

Fort Ticonderoga; Ticonderoga (a pitched battle in which American revolutionary troops captured Fort Ticonderoga from the British in 1775)

Concord; Lexington; Lexington and Concord (the first battle of the American Revolution (April 19, 1775))

Battle of Monmouth; Battle of Monmouth Court House; Monmouth Court House (a pitched battle in New Jersey during the American Revolution (1778) that ended with the withdrawal of British forces)

battle of Saratoga; Saratoga (a battle during the American Revolution (1777); the British under Burgoyne were defeated)

siege of Yorktown; Yorktown (in 1781 the British under Cornwallis surrendered after a siege of three weeks by American and French troops; the surrender ended the American Revolution)

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