Boston Tea Party (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 04
def demonstration (1773) by citizens of Boston who (disguised as Indians) raided three British ships in Boston harbor and dumped hundreds of chests of tea into the harbor
def organized as a protest against taxes on tea
Outgoing links
Instance Hypernym demonstration, manifestation
Domain of synset - REGION United States, United States of America, America, the States, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A.
Domain of synset - TOPIC history
Incoming links
Instance Hyponym demonstration, manifestation
Member of this domain - TOPIC history
Member of this domain - REGION United States, United States of America, America, the States, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A.

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