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ALAMO
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A siege and massacre at a mission in San Antonio in 1836; Mexican forces under Santa Anna besieged and massacred American rebels who were fighting to make Texas independent of Mexico
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Instance hypernyms:
butchery; carnage; mass murder; massacre; slaughter (the savage and excessive killing of many people)
beleaguering; besieging; military blockade; siege (the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack)
Domain region:
San Antonio (a city of south central Texas; site of the Alamo; site of several military bases and a popular haven for vacationers)
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