NOUN | location | Austerlitz | a town in Czech Republic |
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act | Austerlitz, battle of Austerlitz | a decisive battle during the Napoleonic campaigns (1805) |
Meaning | A town in Czech Republic; site of the battle of Austerlitz in 1805. | |
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Instance of | town | An urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city |
Part of | Czech Republic | A landlocked republic in central Europe |
Region of | Austerlitz, battle of Austerlitz | A decisive battle during the Napoleonic campaigns (1805) |
Meaning | A decisive battle during the Napoleonic campaigns (1805); the French under Napoleon defeated the Russian armies of Czar Alexander I and the Austrian armies of Emperor Francis II. | |
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Synonym | battle of Austerlitz | |
Instance of | pitched battle | A fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place |
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 |
Region | Austerlitz | A town in Czech Republic |
Spanish | Austerlitz, batalla de Austerlitz |
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