AGINCOURT

Meaning of AGINCOURT in English

A ‧ gin ‧ court /ˈædʒənkɔː -kɔːt, ˈædʒɪnkɔː -kɔːt $ -kɔːrt/ BrE AmE

a famous battle in France in 1415, which the English, led by King Henry V, won against the French. There are scenes of this battle in the play Henry V by William Shakespeare.

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AGINCOURT — or French Azincourt geographical name village N France WNW of Arras
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
AGINCOURT — /aj"in kawrt', -kohrt'/ ; Fr. /ann zhaonn koohrdd"/ , n. a village in N France, near Calais: victory of the …
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AGINCOURT — geographical name or French Azin·court ˌä-zaⁿ-ˈkür village N France WNW of Arras
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AGINCOURT — Agincourt BrE AmE ˈædʒ ɪn kɔː ˈæʒ-, § - ə n-, -kɔːt AmE -kɔːrt -koʊrt
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AGINCOURT — a battle fought in northern France in 1415, between the French and the English under King Henry V . Though …
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AGINCOURT — Pronunciation: ' a-jin- ˌ ko ̇ rt, ' ä-zh ə n- ˌ ku ̇ r Variant: or F Azin · …
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AGINCOURT, BATTLE OF — (October 25, 1415) Battle resulting in the decisive victory of the English over the French in the Hundred Years' War …
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AGINCOURT, BATTLE OF — (Oct. 25, 1415), decisive victory of the English over the French in the Hundred Years' War. In pursuit of his …
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AGINCOURT, BATTLE OF — (October 25, 1415) Battle resulting in the decisive victory of the English over the French in the Hundred Years' War …
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AZINCOURT — geographical name see: Agincourt
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LONGBOW — Leading missile weapon of the English from the 14th century into the 16th century. Probably of Welsh origin, it was …
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HUNDRED YEARS' WAR — (1337–1453) Intermittent armed conflict between England and France over territorial rights and the issue of succession to the French throne. …
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HENRY V — born Sept. 16?, 1387, Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales died Aug. 31, 1422, Bois de Vincennes, Fr. King of England (1413–22) of …
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CHARLES VI — I German Karl born Oct. 1, 1685, Vienna, Austria died Oct. 20, 1740, Vienna Holy Roman emperor (1711–40) and king …
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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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ARMAGNAC — Small territory in historical Gascony , southwestern France. A portion was part of the Roman province of Aquitania (see Aquitaine …
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AFFRIGHT — I. affright adjective Etymology: Middle English afright, alteration of afyrht, from Old English āfyrht, past participle of āfyrhtan to frighten, …
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VIGOR — ˈvigə(r) noun ( -s ) Usage: see -or in Etymology: Middle English vigour, from Middle French vigeur, from Latin vigor, …
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ST. CRISPIN'S DAY — October 25: anniversary of the Battle of Agincourt (1415).
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BRABANT — — Brabantine /breuh ban"tin, -tuyn/ , adj. /breuh bant", brah"beuhnt/ ; Du. /brddah"bahnt/ ; Fr. /brddann bahonn"/ , n. 1. …
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AZINCOURT — — see Agincourt
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TACTICS — in warfare, the art and science of fighting battles on land, on sea, and in the air. It is concerned …
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LONGBOW — bow commonly 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and the predominant missile weapon of the English in the Hundred Years' War …
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CAROL — broadly, a song, characteristically of religious joy, associated with a given season, especially Christmas; more strictly, a late medieval English …
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YORK, EDWARD OF NORWICH, 2ND DUKE OF — born c. 1373, , Norwich?, Norfolk, Eng. died Oct. 25, 1415, Agincourt, Fr. Yorkist who led a checkered career in …
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WESTMORLAND, RALPH NEVILLE, 1ST EARL OF, 4TH BARON ... — born c. 1364 died Oct. 21, 1425, Raby Castle, Durham, Eng. Neville also spelled Nevill English noble who, though created …
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SUFFOLK, WILLIAM DE LA POLE, 1ST DUKE OF, MARQUESS OF ... — born Oct. 16, 1396, Cotton, Suffolk, Eng. died May 2, 1450, near Dover, Kent English military commander and statesman who …
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SALISBURY, THOMAS DE MONTAGU, 4TH EARL OF — born 1388 died Nov. 3, 1428, Meung, Fr. Montagu also spelled Montacute English military commander during the reigns of Henry …
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PLANTAGENET, HOUSE OF — died 1151 also called House Of Anjou, or Angevin Dynasty, royal house of England, that reigned from 1154 to 1485 …
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HENRY V — born Sept. 16?, 1387, Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales died Aug. 31, 1422, Bois de Vincennes, Fr. Henry V, painting by an …
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