battle_of_hastings (HyperDic hyper-dictionary) (English)

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English 1 sense of the expression *battle of Hastings*:
NOUN	act	battle of Hastings, Hastings	the decisive battle in which William the Conqueror (duke of Normandy) defeated the Saxons under Harold II (1066) and thus left England open for the Norman Conquest

Englishbattle of Hastings: 1 sense noun 1, act
Meaning	The decisive battle in which William the Conqueror (duke of Normandy) defeated the Saxons under Harold II (1066) and thus left England open for the Norman Conquest.
Synonym	Hastings
Instance of	pitched battle	A fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place
Part of	Norman Conquest	The invasion and settlement of England by the Normans following the battle of Hastings (1066)
Region	England	A division of the United Kingdom
Spanish	batalla de Hastings, Hastings

HyperDicEnglishBATTLE OF H ... battle of Hastings