BATTLE OF LITTLE BIGHORN

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A battle in Montana near the Little Bighorn River between United States cavalry under Custer and several groups of Native Americans (1876); Custer was pursuing Sioux led by Sitting Bull; Custer underestimated the size of the Sioux forces (which were supported by Cheyenne warriors) and was killed along with all his command

Synonyms:

Battle of Little Bighorn; Battle of the Little Bighorn; Custer's Last Stand; Little Bighorn

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Instance hypernyms:

butchery; carnage; mass murder; massacre; slaughter (the savage and excessive killing of many people)

Domain region:

Mont.; Montana; MT; Treasure State (a state in northwestern United States on the Canadian border)

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