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MEUSE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An American operation in World War I (1918); American troops under Pershing drove back the German armies which were saved only by the armistice on November 11
Synonyms:
Argonne; Argonne Forest; Meuse; Meuse-Argonne; Meuse-Argonne operation; Meuse River
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Instance hypernyms:
military operation; operation (activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign))
Meronyms (parts of "Meuse"):
battle of St Mihiel; Saint-Mihiel; St Mihiel (a battle in the Meuse-Argonne operation in World War I (1918); the battle in which American troops launched their first offensive in France)
Domain region:
France; French Republic (a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe)
Holonyms ("Meuse" is a part of...):
First World War; Great War; War to End War; World War 1; World War I (a war between the allies (Russia, France, British Empire, Italy, United States, Japan, Rumania, Serbia, Belgium, Greece, Portugal, Montenegro) and the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, Bulgaria) from 1914 to 1918)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A European river; flows into the North Sea
Synonyms:
Meuse; Meuse River
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Instance hypernyms:
river (a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek))
Holonyms ("Meuse" is a part of...):
Belgique; Belgium; Kingdom of Belgium (a monarchy in northwestern Europe; headquarters for the European Union and for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
France; French Republic (a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe)
Holland; Kingdom of The Netherlands; Nederland; Netherlands; The Netherlands (a constitutional monarchy in western Europe on the North Sea; half the country lies below sea level)
