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CAPORETTO
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Battle of World War I (1917); Italians were defeated by the Austrian and German forces
Synonyms:
battle of Caporetto; Caporetto
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:
Italia; Italian Republic; Italy (a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD)
Holonyms ("Caporetto" 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)
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