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Waterloo
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Waterloo
n.
town in central Belgium which was the scene of the final defeat of Napoleon in 1815 by Prussian and British forces; city in southeast Ontario (Canada); city in northeast Iowa (USA); disastrous or decisive defeat
waterloo
n.
final defeat, decisive failure
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Waterloo
Waterloo may refer to:
- Battle of Waterloo, a battle fought in 1815 near Waterloo, Belgium, in which Napoleon met his final defeat
- Waterloo in popular culture, the notion of ultimate or final defeat
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Waterloo
Noun
1. a final crushing defeat; "he met his Waterloo"
(hypernym) defeat, licking
2. the battle on 18 June 1815 in which Napoleon met his final defeat; Prussian and British forces under Blucher and the Duke of Wellington routed the French forces under Napoleon
(synonym) Battle of Waterloo
(hypernym) pitched battle
(part-holonym) Napoleonic Wars
(classification) Belgium, Kingdom of Belgium, Belgique
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Waterloo
n.
Waterloo, town in central Belgium which was the scene of Napoleon's final defeat in 1815; name of various U.S. cities; disastrous or decisive defeat
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Waterloo
n.
Waterloo, town in central Belgium which was the scene of the final defeat of Napoleon in 1815 by Prussian and British forces; city in southeast Ontario (Canada); city in northeast Iowa (USA); disastrous or decisive defeat
