HyperDic: hastings

English > 3 senses of the word Hastings:
NOUNperson Hastings, Thomas HastingsUnited States architect who formed and important architectural firm with John Merven Carrere (1860-1929)
locationHastingsa town in East Sussex just to the south of the place where the battle of Hastings took place
actHastings, battle of Hastingsthe 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
Hastings > pronunciation
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English > Hastings: 3 senses > noun 1, person
MeaningUnited States architect who formed and important architectural firm with John Merven Carrere (1860-1929).
SynonymThomas Hastings
Instance ofarchitect, designersomeone who creates plans to be used in making something (such as buildings)
English > Hastings: 3 senses > noun 2, location
MeaningA town in East Sussex just to the south of the place where the battle of Hastings took place.
Instance oftownAn urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
Part ofEast SussexA county in southern England on the English Channel
English > Hastings: 3 senses > noun 3, act
MeaningThe 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.
Synonymbattle of Hastings
Instance ofpitched battleA fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place
Part ofNorman ConquestThe invasion and settlement of England by the Normans following the battle of Hastings (1066)
RegionEnglandA division of the United Kingdom
Spanishbatalla de Hastings, Hastings

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