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MANILA BAY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A naval battle in the Spanish-American War (1898); the American fleet under Admiral Dewey defeated the Spanish fleet
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Instance hypernyms:
naval battle (a pitched battle between naval fleets)
Domain region:
Philippines; Republic of the Philippines (a republic on the Philippine Islands; achieved independence from the United States in 1946)
Holonyms ("Manila Bay" is a part of...):
Spanish-American War; Spanish War (a war between the United States and Spain in 1898)
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