BATTLE OF THE BOYNE

Meaning of BATTLE OF THE BOYNE in English

a victory in Ireland in 1690 for the English king William III over the Jacobite armies of the former King James II . About 35 000 Protestants under William defeated about 25 000 Irish and French Catholics near the Boyne river. The event is celebrated by Protestants in Northern Ireland on 12 July every year.

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BATTLE OF THE BOYNE — ˌBattle of the ˈBoyne BrE AmE ⇨ ↑ Boyne, the Battle of the
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BATTLE OF THE BOYNE — см. (Boyne)
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BATTLE OF THE BOYNE — см. Boyne
Великобритания - Лингвострановедческий словарь
BATTLE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Actium Battle of Adrianople Battle of Battle of Hadrianopolis Adwa Battle of Battle of …
Английский словарь Британика
BOYNE — geographical name river 70 miles (113 kilometers ) E Ireland in Leinster flowing to Irish Sea S of Drogheda
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BATTLE — I. ˈbad. ə l, -at ə l noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English bataile, batel, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BATTLE — (n.) To join in battle; to contend in fight; as, to battle over theories.
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BOYNE — /boyn/ , n. a river in E Ireland: William III defeated James II near here 1690. 70 mi. (110 km) …
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BATTLE — battle 1 — battler , n. /bat"l/ , n. , v. , battled, battling . n. 1. a hostile encounter …
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BATTLE — I. ˈba-t ə l noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English batel, from Anglo-French bataille battle, battalion, from Late Latin …
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BOYNE — geographical name river 70 miles (113 kilometers ) E Ireland in Leinster flowing to Irish Sea S of Drogheda
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BATTLE — adj fertile. ·see battel, a. 2. battle ·vt a division of an army; a battalion. 3. battle ·vt a struggle; …
Webster English vocab
BATTLE — [bat.tle] n, often attrib [ME batel, fr. OF bataille battle, fortifying tower, battalion, fr. LL battalia combat, alter. of battualia …
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BOYNE — Boyne BrE AmE bɔɪn
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BATTLE — battl|e, B~ BrE AmE ˈbæt ə l AmE ˈbæt̬ ə l ▷ battl|ed d ▷ battl|es z ▷ battl|ing ‿ɪŋ …
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BATTLE — / ˈbætl; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C , U ] a fight between armies, ships …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BOYNE — Boyne, the Battle of the /bɔɪn/ BrE AmE a famous battle in 1690 near the River Boyne in Ireland, in …
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BATTLE — I. bat ‧ tle 1 W2 /ˈbætl/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: …
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BATTLE — n. & v. --n. 1 a prolonged fight between large organized armed forces. 2 a contest; a prolonged or difficult …
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BATTLE — n. & v. n. 1 a prolonged fight between large organized armed forces. 2 a contest; a prolonged or difficult …
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BATTLE — n. & v. --n. 1. a prolonged fight between large organized armed forces. 2 a contest; a prolonged or difficult …
Oxford English vocab
BATTLE — ( battles, battling, battled) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A battle …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BATTLE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BATTLE — [noun] [C] - a fight between armed forces, or (figurative) an argument between two groups or against a situation that …
Cambridge English vocab
BATTLE — n. Actium Battle of Adrianople Battle of Battle of Hadrianopolis Adwa Battle of Battle of Adowa Aegospotami Battle of Agincourt …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BATTLE — Synonyms and related words : Actium, Adrianople, Aegates Isles, Aegospotami, Agincourt, Antietam, Anzio, Arbela-Gaugamela, Ardennes, Austerlitz, Ayacucho, Balaclava, Bannockburn, Bataan-Corregidor, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BATTLE — I. noun 1 between armies ADJECTIVE ▪ bloody , fierce ▪ intense , pitched ▪ The two armies fought a …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
BOYNE — битва на реке Бойн (1690; принесла победу королю Вильгельму III [William III] над войсками Якова II [James II]; завершила процесс …
Англо-Русский словарь Britain
BATTLE — n. 1 fight, conflict, combat, action, encounter, clash, engagement, struggle, Donnybrook, fray, Law affray; brawl, fracas, mêlée or melee; contest; …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
BATTLE — 1. сущ. 1) битва, сражение, бой (against; among, between; for, over; with) to do, give battle ≈ дать бой to …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BATTLE — battle.ogg _I 1. ʹbætl n 1. битва; сражение battle alarm - боевая тревога battle area - поле боя battle casualties …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BATTLE — battle сущ.1) битва, сражение, бой ( against; among, between; for, over; with) to do, give battle — дать бой to …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
BATTLE — _I 1. ʹbætl n 1. битва; сражение battle alarm - боевая тревога battle area - поле боя battle casualties - …
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BATTLE — 1. сущ. 1) битва, сражение, бой ( against; among, between; for, over; with ) to do, give battle — дать …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
BATTLE — 1. сущ. 1) битва, сражение, бой (against; among, between; for, over; with) to do, give battle — дать бой to join battle — …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
BATTLE — 1. _n. 1> битва, сражение, бой - pitched battle 2> борьба - fight a losing battle 3> _attr. боевой - …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
BATTLE — 1. n. 1. битва, сражение, бой - pitched battle 2. борьба - fight a losing battle 3. attr. боевой - …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
BATTLE — 1. _n. 1> битва, сражение, бой; pitched battle тщательно подготовленное сражение 2> борьба; to fight a losing battle вести борьбу, …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
BATTLE — 1) бой, сражение 2) см. action - accept a battle - enter а battle - battle firing - in order …
Англо-Русский морской словарь
BOYNE — битва на реке Бойн (1690; принесла победу королю Вильгельму III [William III] над войсками Якова II [James II]; завершила процесс …
Великобритания - Лингвострановедческий словарь
BATTLE — 1. сущ. 1) битва, сражение, бой (against; among, between; for, over; with) to do, give battle ≈ дать бой to …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
BOYNE, BATTLE OF THE — (July 1690) Victory in Ireland for William III of England, a Protestant, over the former king James II , a …
Английский словарь Британика
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BOYNE, RIVER — Irish An Bhinn river rising in the Bog of Allen, County Kildare, Ireland, and flowing 70 miles (110 km) northeast …
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BOYNE, BATTLE OF THE — (July 1 [July 11, New Style], 1690), a victory for the forces of King William III of England over the …
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BOYNE, THE BATTLE OF THE — Boyne, the Battle of the /bɔɪn/ BrE AmE a famous battle in 1690 near the River Boyne in Ireland, in …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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WELL — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
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UP
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TAKE
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S
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OUT
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ON
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OFF
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NO
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MAKE
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LIGHT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cigarette lighter (= something that produces a flame for lighting cigarettes ) ▪ …
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IT
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HAVE
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GOOD
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GO
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