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DROGHEDA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
In 1649 the place was captured by Oliver Cromwell, who massacred the Catholic inhabitants
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Instance hypernyms:
battle; conflict; engagement; fight (a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war)
Domain region:
Emerald Isle; Hibernia; Ireland (an island comprising the republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland)
Holonyms ("Drogheda" is a part of...):
English Civil War (civil war in England between the Parliamentarians and the Royalists under Charles I; 1644-1648)
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