battle_of_caporetto (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *battle of Caporetto*:
NOUN	act	battle of Caporetto, Caporetto	battle of World War I (1917)

English > *battle of Caporetto*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	battle of World War I (1917); Italians were defeated by the Austrian and German forces.
Synonym	Caporetto
Instance of	pitched battle	A fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place
Part of	World War I, World War 1, Great War, First World War, War to End War	A war between the allies (Russia, France, British Empire, Italy, United States, Japan, Rumania, Serbia, Belgium, Greece, Portugal, Montenegro) and the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, Bulgaria) from 1914 to 1918
Region	Italy, Italian Republic, Italia	A republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula
Spanish	batalla de Caporetto, Caporetto
Catalan	Batalla de Caporetto

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