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Definition of Yorktown
1. Noun. A historic village in southeastern Virginia to the north of Newport News; site of the last battle of the American Revolution.
Generic synonyms: Hamlet, Village
Group relationships: Old Dominion, Old Dominion State, Va, Virginia
Group relationships: Old Dominion, Old Dominion State, Va, Virginia
2. Noun. In 1781 the British under Cornwallis surrendered after a siege of three weeks by American and French troops; the surrender ended the American Revolution.
Exact synonyms: Siege Of Yorktown
Generic synonyms: Beleaguering, Besieging, Military Blockade, Siege
Group relationships: American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, American War Of Independence, War Of American Independence
Geographical relationships: Old Dominion, Old Dominion State, Va, Virginia
Generic synonyms: Beleaguering, Besieging, Military Blockade, Siege
Group relationships: American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, American War Of Independence, War Of American Independence
Geographical relationships: Old Dominion, Old Dominion State, Va, Virginia
Definition of Yorktown
1. Proper noun. a town in southeastern Virginia, USA ¹
2. Proper noun. the site of the final battle of the Revolutionary War. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
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