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SIEGE OF ORLEANS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A long siege of Orleans by the English was relieved by Joan of Arc in 1429
Synonyms:
Orleans; siege of Orleans
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Instance hypernyms:
beleaguering; besieging; military blockade; siege (the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack)
Domain region:
France; French Republic (a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe)
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