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MONMOUTH COURT HOUSE
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A pitched battle in New Jersey during the American Revolution (1778) that ended with the withdrawal of British forces
Synonyms:
Battle of Monmouth; Battle of Monmouth Court House; Monmouth Court House
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:
Garden State; Jersey; N.J.; New Jersey; NJ (a Mid-Atlantic state on the Atlantic; one of the original 13 colonies)
Holonyms ("Monmouth Court House" is a part of...):
American Revolution; American Revolutionary War; American War of Independence; War of American Independence (the revolution of the American Colonies against Great Britain; 1775-1783)