CRÉCY

Meaning of CRÉCY in English

a battle fought in 1346 near the small town of Crécy in northern France. The army of the English king Edward III defeated the much larger French forces, mainly because the English soldiers were armed with longbows.

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CRÉCY — or ~-en-Ponthieu geographical name commune N France NW of Amiens
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CRÉCY — ˈkrāsē, krāˈsē, ˈkresē adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: French crécy carrot of a choice variety, from Crécy, commune in northern …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CRÉCY — /kres"ee/ ; Fr. /krdday see"/ , n. 1. Also, Cressy . a village in N France, NNW of Reims: English …
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CRÉCY — geographical name or Cré·cy-en-Pon·thieu krā-ˈsē-ˌäⁿ-pōⁿ-ˈtyə(r), -ˈtyœ commune N France NW of Amiens
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CRECY — Crecy, Crécy BrE AmE ˈkres i AmE kreɪ ˈsiː —French [ kʁe si \]
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CRECY — Pronunciation: kr ā - ' s ē , ' kre-s ē Variant: or Cré · cy-en-Pon · thieu \ kr …
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CRÉCY-EN-PONTHIEU — geographical name see: Crécy
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CRÉCY, BATTLE OF — (August 26, 1346) English victory in the first phase of the Hundred Years' War against the French. At Crécy-en-Ponthieu, Edward …
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CRÉCY-EN-PONTHIEU — see Crécy
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CRECY, BATTLE OF — (Aug. 26, 1346), battle that resulted in victory for the English in the first decade of the Hundred Years' War …
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CRÉCY, BATTLE OF — (August 26, 1346) English victory in the first phase of the Hundred Years' War against the French. At Crécy-en-Ponthieu, Edward …
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THE BATTLE OF CRÉCY — ➡ Crécy
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BATTLE OF CRECY — битва при Креси (1346; крупная победа английских войск короля Эдуарда III [Edward III] над французской армией во время Столетней войны …
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BATTLE OF CRÉCY — Битва при Креси
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PHILIP VI — or Philip of Valois French Philippe de Valois born 1293 died Aug. 22, 1350, near Paris First French king of …
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EDWARD III — known as Edward of Windsor born Nov. 13, 1312, Windsor, Berkshire, Eng. died June 21, 1377, Sheen, Surrey King of …
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BATTLE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Actium Battle of Adrianople Battle of Battle of Hadrianopolis Adwa Battle of Battle of …
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CLOTH YARD — noun : a yard especially for measuring cloth ; specifically : a unit of 37 inches equal to the Scotch …
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CRESSY — /kres"ee/ , n. Crécy (def. 1).
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KNIGHT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES knight errant white knight COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE black ▪ While not particularly …
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LONGBOW — n. Leading missile weapon of the English from the 14th century into the 16th century. Probably of Welsh origin, it …
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PHILIP — n. or Philip of Valois French Philippe de Valois born 1293 died Aug. 22, 1350, near Paris First French king …
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HUNDRED YEARS' WAR — (13371453) Intermittent armed conflict between England and France over territorial rights and the issue of succession to the French throne. …
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EDWARD — n. known as Edward of Windsor born Nov. 13, 1312, Windsor, Berkshire, Eng. died June 21, 1377, Sheen, Surrey King …
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BATTLE — n. Actium Battle of Adrianople Battle of Battle of Hadrianopolis Adwa Battle of Battle of Adowa Aegospotami Battle of Agincourt …
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BATTLE — Synonyms and related words : Actium, Adrianople, Aegates Isles, Aegospotami, Agincourt, Antietam, Anzio, Arbela-Gaugamela, Ardennes, Austerlitz, Ayacucho, Balaclava, Bannockburn, Bataan-Corregidor, …
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BATTLE — n. 25B6; noun he was killed in the battle : FIGHT, armed conflict, clash, struggle, skirmish, engagement, fray, duel; war, …
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HUNDRED YEARS WAR — a war between France and England that lasted, with long periods between battles, from the 1340s to the 1450s. The …
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EDWARD III — (1312–77) the king of England from 1327 to 1377, the son of Edward II . He had continuing problems with …
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BLACK PRINCE — (1330–76) the name by which Prince Edward, the eldest son of King Edward III of England, is usually known, though …
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BATTLES — See also Agincourt , Arnhem , Balaclava , Bannockburn , Blenheim , Bosworth Field , Bull Run , Bunker Hill …
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HUNDRED YEARS' WAR — Столетняя война (с 1337 по 1453 между Англией и Францией; Англия боролась за французские земли, некогда принадлежавшие английской короне; Франция …
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