BALAKLAVA

Meaning of BALAKLAVA in English

Pronunciation: ˌ ba-l ə - ' klä-v ə , - ' kla-; ˌ bä-l ə - ' klä-v ə

Function: geographical name

village Ukraine in Crimea SE of Sevastopol

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

BALAKLAVA — geographical name village Ukraine in Crimea SE of Sevastopol
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BALAKLAVA — /bal'euh klah"veuh/ ; Russ. /beuh lu klah"veuh/ , n. a seaport in S Crimea, in the S Ukraine, on the …
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BALAKLAVA — geographical name village Ukraine in Crimea SE of Sevastopol
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BALAKLAVA — Балаклава
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BALAKLAVA, BATTLE OF — (Oct. 25, 1854) Indecisive military engagement of the Crimean War . The Russians sought to capture the Black Sea supply …
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BALAKLAVA, BATTLE OF — Balaklava also spelled Balaclava (Oct. 25 [Oct. 13, Old Style], 1854), indecisive military engagement of the Crimean War, best known …
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BALAKLAVA, BATTLE OF — (Oct. 25, 1854) Indecisive military engagement of the Crimean War . The Russians sought to capture the Black Sea supply …
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RAGLAN (OF RAGLAN), FITZROY JAMES HENRY SOMERSET, 1ST BARON — born Sept. 30, 1788, Badminton, Gloucestershire, Eng. died June 28, 1855, near Sevastopol, Crimea, Russia English army officer. He served …
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CARDIGAN, JAMES THOMAS BRUDENELL, 7TH EARL OF — born Oct. 16, 1797, Hambleden, Buckinghamshire, Eng. died March 27/28, 1868, Deene Park, Northamptonshire British general. After entering the army …
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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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BALACLAVA — ˌbaləˈklävə, -avə, attrib | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun or balaclava helmet ( -s ) Etymology: from Balaclava (now usually Balaklava ), village in …
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MELEE — (n.) A cavalry exercise in which two groups of riders try to cut paper plumes off the helmets of their …
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CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE, THE — a poem (1854) by Tennyson, celebrating the British cavalry attack on the Russian position at Balaklava during the Crimean War.
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BALACLAVA — /bal'euh klah"veuh/ , n. a close-fitting, knitted cap that covers the head, neck, and tops of the shoulders, worn esp. …
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MELEE — noun a fight in which the combatants are mingled in one confused mass; a hand to hand conflict; an affray. …
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TAURI — earliest known inhabitants of the mountainous south coast of what is now the Crimea, which itself was known in ancient …
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RAGLAN (OF RAGLAN), FITZROY JAMES HENRY SOMERSET, 1ST ... — born Sept. 30, 1788, Badminton, Gloucestershire, Eng. died June 28, 1855, near Sevastopol, Crimea, Russia field marshal, first British commander …
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NIGHTINGALE, FLORENCE
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LUCAN, GEORGE CHARLES BINGHAM, 3RD EARL OF — born April 16, 1800, London, Eng. died Nov. 10, 1888, London British soldier who commanded the cavalry division, including the …
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CRIMEAN WAR — (October 1853February 1856), war fought mainly on the Crimean Peninsula between the Russians and the British, French, and Ottoman Turkish, …
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CARDIGAN, JAMES THOMAS BRUDENELL, 7TH EARL OF, BARON ... — born , Oct. 16, 1797, Hambleden, Buckinghamshire, Eng. died March 27/28, 1868, Deene Park, Northamptonshire British general who led the …
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RAGLAN OF RAGLAN, FITZROY JAMES HENRY SOMERSET, 1ST BARON — born Sept. 30, 1788, Badminton, Gloucestershire, Eng. died June 28, 1855, near Sevastopol, Crimea, Russia English army officer. He served …
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RAGLAN , FITZROY JAMES HENRY SOMERSET, 1ST BARON — born Sept. 30, 1788, Badminton, Gloucestershire, Eng. died June 28, 1855, near Sevastopol, Crimea, Russia English army officer. He served …
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CRIMEAN WAR — (October 1853February 1856) War fought mainly in the Crimea between the Russians and an alliance consisting of the Ottoman empire, …
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CARDIGAN, JAMES THOMAS BRUDENELL, 7TH EARL OF — born Oct. 16, 1797, Hambleden, Buckinghamshire, Eng. died March 27/28, 1868, Deene Park, Northamptonshire British general. After entering the army …
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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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БАЛАКЛАВА — Balaklava
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