Waterloo
1. a town in central Belgium where in 1815 Napoleon met his final defeat • Instance Hypernyms: town • Part Holonyms: Belgium, Kingdom of Belgium, Belgique 2. the battle on 18 June 1815 in which Prussian and British forces under Blucher and the Duke of Wellington routed the French forces under Napoleon • Syn: Battle of Waterloo • Regions: Belgium, Kingdom of Belgium, Belgique • Instance Hypernyms: pitched battle • Part Holonyms: Napoleonic Wars
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