HOHENLINDEN

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A battle during the Napoleonic Wars (1800); the French defeated the Austrians

Synonyms:

battle of Hohenlinden; Hohenlinden

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:

Bavaria (a state in southern Germany famous for its beer; site of an automobile factory)

Holonyms ("Hohenlinden" is a part of...):

Napoleonic Wars (a series of wars fought between France (led by Napoleon Bonaparte) and alliances involving England and Prussia and Russia and Austria at different times; 1799-1815)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A town in Bavaria (near Munich)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position