BLACK HAWK WAR

Meaning of BLACK HAWK WAR in English

a war fought in northern Illinois and present-day southern Wisconsin, 1831-32, in which U.S. regulars and militia with Indian allies defeated the Sauk and Fox Indians, led by Chief Black Hawk, attempting to recover lost hunting grounds.

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BLACK HAWK WAR — series of battles in 1832 in Illinois and Wisconsin which ended in a massacre of the Sauk Indians by the …
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BLACK HAWK WAR — Война Черного Ястреба Конфликт 1832 между США и индейцами сок и фокс [Sauk, Fox] под предводительством вождя Черного Ястреба [Black Hawk] …
BLACK HAWK WAR — Война Черного Ястреба Конфликт 1832 между США и индейцами сок и фокс [Sauk, Fox] под предводительством вождя Черного Ястреба [Black …
WAR — I State of conflict, generally armed, between two or more entities. It is characterized by intentional violence on the part …
Английский словарь Британика
HAWK — I Any of many small to medium-sized, diurnal Accipiter . The term is often applied to other birds in the …
Английский словарь Британика
BLACK — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) black eyed pea black lead black legged kittiwake Black Aesthetic movement Black Arts movement …
Английский словарь Британика
WAR — I. ˈwȯ(ə)r, ˈwȯ(ə) noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English werre, warre, from Old North French werre, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HAWK — I. ˈhȯk noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English hauk, from Old English hafoc, heafoc; akin to Old High German …
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BLACK — I. ˈblak adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English blak, from Old English blæc; akin to Old High German blah …
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HAWK — (v. i.) To make an attack while on the wing; to soar and strike like a hawk; -- generally with …
Английский словарь Webster
HAWK — (n.) One of numerous species and genera of rapacious birds of the family Falconidae. They differ from the true falcons …
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HAWK — ( v. i. ) To make an attack while on the wing; to soar and strike like a hawk; -- …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HAWK — ( n. ) One of numerous species and genera of rapacious birds of the family Falconidae. They differ from the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WAR — war 1 /wawr/ , n. , v. , warred, warring , adj. n. 1. a conflict carried on by force …
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HAWK — hawk 1 — hawklike , adj. /hawk/ , n. 1. any of numerous birds of prey of the family Accipitridae, …
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BLACK — — blackish , adj. — blackishly , adv. — blackishness , n. /blak/ , adj., blacker, blackest , n., v., …
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HAWK — v. work as a peddler, sell one's goods by going from place to place; peddle; hunt with a hawk; glide …
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HAWK — I. ˈhȯk noun Etymology: Middle English hauk, from Old English hafoc; akin to Old High German habuh hawk, Russian kobets …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BLACK — I. ˈblak adjective Etymology: Middle English blak, from Old English blæc; akin to Old High German blah black, and probably …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WAR — adj ware; aware. 2. war ·noun forces; army. 3. war ·noun instruments of war. 4. war ·noun the profession of …
Webster English vocab
HAWK — vt to raise by hawking, as phlegm. 2. hawk ·noun a small board, with a handle on the under side, …
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BLACK — noun a black pigment or dye. 2. black ·noun a stain; a spot; a smooch. 3. black ·noun a black …
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HAWK — [hawk] n [ME hauk, fr. OE hafoc; akin to OHG habuh hawk, Russ kobets a falcon] (bef. 12c) 1: any …
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BLACK — [black] adj [ME blak, fr. OE blaec; akin to OHG blah black, and prob. to L flagrare to burn, Gk …
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WAR — a state of usually open and declared armed hostile conflict between political units, such as states or nations or between …
Britannica English vocabulary
HAWK — any of many small to medium-sized diurnal birds of prey, particularly those in the genus Accipiter, known as the true …
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WAR — war BrE AmE wɔː AmE wɔːr ▷ warred wɔːd AmE wɔːrd ▷ warring ˈwɔːr ɪŋ ▷ wars wɔːz AmE \ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HAWK — hawk BrE AmE hɔːk hɑːk ▷ hawked hɔːkt hɑːkt ▷ hawking ˈhɔːk ɪŋ ˈhɑːk- ▷ hawks hɔːks hɑːks ▶ ˈ …
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BLACK — black, Black BrE AmE blæk ▷ blacked blækt ▷ blacker ˈblæk ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ blackest ˈblæk …
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WAR — / wɔː(r); NAmE / noun 1. [ U , C ] a situation in which two or more countries or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BLACK — / blæk; NAmE / adjective , noun , verb ■ adjective ( black·er , black·est ) COLOUR 1. having the …
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HAWK — I. hawk 1 /hɔːk $ hɒːk/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: hafoc ] 1 . …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BLACK — I. black 1 S1 W1 /blæk/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative blacker , superlative blackest ) [ Language: Old English …
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WAR — n. & v. --n. 1 a armed hostilities between esp. nations; conflict (war broke out; war zone). b a specific …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HAWK — n. & v. --n. 1 any of various diurnal birds of prey of the family Accipitridae, having a characteristic curved …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BLACK — adj., n., & v. --adj. 1 very dark, having no colour from the absorption of all or nearly all incident …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WAR — n. & v. n. 1 a armed hostilities between esp. nations; conflict (war broke out; war zone). b a specific …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HAWK — n. & v. n. 1 any of various diurnal birds of prey of the family Accipitridae, having a characteristic curved …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BLACK — adj., n., & v. adj. 1 very dark, having no colour from the absorption of all or nearly all incident …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WAR — n. & v. --n. 1. a armed hostilities between esp. nations; conflict (war broke out; war zone). b a specific …
Oxford English vocab
HAWK — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. any of various diurnal birds of prey of the family Accipitridae, having a characteristic …
Oxford English vocab
BLACK — adj., n., & v. --adj. 1. very dark, having no colour from the absorption of all or nearly all incident …
Oxford English vocab
WAR — ( wars) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A war is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HAWK — ( hawks, hawking, hawked) 1. A hawk is a large bird with a short, hooked beak, sharp claws, and very …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BLACK — ( blacker, blackest, blacks, blacking, blacked) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. …
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WAR — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a devastating war ▪ It will take a long time for the region to recover …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HAWK — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ VERB watch ▪ He seemed to be watching her like a hawk , waiting …
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Cambridge English vocab
WAR — n. Achinese War Algerian War Algerian War of Independence American Civil War War Between the States Civil War United States …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
HAWK — n. pigeon hawk fish hawk Black Hawk hawk moth duck hawk sparrow hawk War Hawk Hawks Howard Winchester Hawking radiation …
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HAWK — n. Any of many small to medium-sized, diurnal birds of prey , particularly those in the genus Accipiter . The …
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BLACK — n. black mica black eyed pea black lead black legged kittiwake Black Aesthetic movement Black Arts movement Black and Tan …
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WAR — Synonyms and related words : American Revolution, Ares, Athena, Balkan Wars, Bellona, Boer War, Civil War, Crimean War, Crusades, Enyo, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HAWK — Ware hawk; the word to look sharp, a bye-word when a bailiff passes. Hawk also signifies a sharper, in opposition …
Slang English vocab
HAWK — I. noun HAWK + VERB ▪ hover ▪ swoop , swoop down ▪ The ~ swooped low over the field. …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
WAR — INDEX: 1. fighting between countries or armies 2. to fight in a war or be in a war 3. to …
Longman Activator English vocab
WAR — See ↑ WAR 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be at war • ↑ declare war • ↑ go to war • …
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WAR — n. 25B6; noun the Napoleonic wars : CONFLICT, warfare, combat, fighting, (military) action, bloodshed, struggle; battle, skirmish, fight, clash, engagement, …
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BLACK — n. 25B6; adjective a black horse : DARK, pitch-black, jet-black, coal-black, inky; Heraldry sable; rare nigrescent. a black night : …
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BLACK — adj. 1 jet, jet-black, coal-black, inky, sooty, swart, swarthy, raven, ebony, dusky, Literary ebon, hyacinthine Her hair was as black …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
WAR — 1. сущ. 1) война to ban war, outlaw war ≈ запрещать военные действия, объявлять военные действия незаконными to carry the …
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