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INDIAN MUTINY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Discontent with British administration in India led to numerous mutinies in 1857 and 1858; the revolt was put down after several battles and sieges (notably the siege at Lucknow)
Synonyms:
Indian Mutiny; Sepoy Mutiny
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Instance hypernyms:
insurrection; rebellion; revolt; rising; uprising (organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another)
Domain region:
Bharat; India; Republic of India (a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947)
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