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BATTLE OF THE LITTLE BIGHORN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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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