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SAINT-MIHIEL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A battle in the Meuse-Argonne operation in World War I (1918); the battle in which American troops launched their first offensive in France
Synonyms:
battle of St Mihiel; Saint-Mihiel; St Mihiel
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:
France; French Republic (a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe)
Holonyms ("Saint-Mihiel" is a part of...):
Argonne; Argonne Forest; Meuse; Meuse-Argonne; Meuse-Argonne operation; Meuse River (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)
