Yorktown (n)
siege of Yorktown (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 04
def in 1781 the British under Cornwallis surrendered after a siege of three weeks by American and French troops
def the surrender ended the American Revolution
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Instance Hypernym siege, besieging, beleaguering, military blockade
Part holonym American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, War of American Independence, American War of Independence
Domain of synset - REGION Virginia, Old Dominion, Old Dominion State, VA
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Instance Hyponym siege, besieging, beleaguering, military blockade
Part meronym American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, War of American Independence, American War of Independence
Member of this domain - REGION Virginia, Old Dominion, Old Dominion State, VA

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