| NOUN | act | Custer's Last Stand, Little Bighorn, Battle of Little Bighorn, Battle of the Little Bighorn | a battle in Montana near the Little Bighorn River between United States cavalry / cavalry under Custer and several groups of Native Americans (1876) |
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| Meaning | A battle in Montana near the Little Bighorn River between United States cavalry / cavalry under Custer and several groups of Native Americans (1876); Custer was pursuing Sioux led by Sitting Bull; Custer underestimated the size of the Sioux forces (which were supported by Cheyenne warriors) and was killed along with all his command. | |
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| Synonyms | Little Bighorn, Battle of Little Bighorn, Battle of the Little Bighorn | |
| Instance of | slaughter, massacre, mass murder, carnage, butchery | The savage and excessive killing of many people |
| Region | Montana, Treasure State, MT, Mont. | A state in northwestern United States on the Canadian border |
| Spanish | Batalla de Little Big Horn | |
| Catalan | Batalla de Little Big Horn | |
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