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BATTLE OF JENA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The battle in 1806 in which Napoleon decisively defeated the Prussians
Synonyms:
Battle of Jena; Jena
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:
Deutschland; Federal Republic of Germany; FRG; Germany (a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990)
Holonyms ("Battle of Jena" is a part of...):
Napoleonic Wars (a series of wars fought between France (led by Napoleon Bonaparte) and alliances involving England and Prussia and Russia and Austria at different times; 1799-1815)
