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MAGINOT LINE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A fortification built before World War II to protect France's eastern border; initially considered to be impregnable, it was easily overrun by the German army in 1940
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Instance hypernyms:
fortification; munition (defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it)
Holonyms ("Maginot Line" is a part of...):
France; French Republic (a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe)
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