HyperDic: boyne

English > 1 sense of the word Boyne:
NOUNactBoyne, battle of Boynea battle in the War of the Grand Alliance in Ireland in 1690
Boyne > pronunciation
Soundsboy'n
Rhymesadjoin ... tenderloin: 13 rhymes with oyn...
English > Boyne: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningA battle in the War of the Grand Alliance in Ireland in 1690; William III defeated the deposed James II and so ended the Catholicism that had been reintroduced in England by the Stuarts.
Synonymbattle of Boyne
Instance ofpitched battleA fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place
Part ofWar of the Grand Alliance, War of the League of AugsburgAn aggressive war waged by Louis XIV against Spain and the Holy Roman Empire and England and Holland and other states / states (1689-1697)
RegionIreland, Hibernia, Emerald IsleAn island comprising the republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland

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