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BATTLE OF 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 ("battle of Hastings" is a part of...):
Norman Conquest (the invasion and settlement of England by the Normans following the battle of Hastings (1066))
