| 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 |
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| 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. | |
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| 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 | |
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