NOUN | location | Yorktown | a historic village in southeastern Virginia to the north of Newport News |
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act | Yorktown, siege of Yorktown | in 1781 the British under Cornwallis surrendered after a siege of three weeks by American and French troops |
Sounds | yao'rktaw.n | |
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Rhymes | Allentown ... Youngstown: 56 rhymes with awn... |
Meaning | A historic village in southeastern Virginia to the north of Newport News; site of the last battle of the American Revolution. | |
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Instance of | village, hamlet | A settlement smaller than a town |
Part of | Virginia, Old Dominion, Old Dominion State, VA, Va. | A state in the eastern United States |
Meaning | In 1781 the British under Cornwallis surrendered after a siege of three weeks by American and French troops; the surrender ended the American Revolution. | |
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Synonym | siege of Yorktown | |
Instance of | siege, besieging, beleaguering, military blockade | The action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack |
Part of | American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, War of American Independence, American War of Independence | The revolution of the American Colonies against Great Britain |
Region | Virginia, Old Dominion, Old Dominion State, VA, Va. | A state in the eastern United States |
Catalan | Batalla de Yorktown |
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