Meuse River

Meuse River
noun
1. a European river; flows into the North Sea
Syn: ↑Meuse
Instance Hypernyms: ↑river
Part Holonyms:
2. an American operation in World War I (1918); American troops under Pershing drove back the German armies which were saved only by the armistice on November 11
Regions: ↑France, ↑French Republic
Instance Hypernyms: ↑operation, ↑military operation
Part Holonyms: ↑World War I, ↑World War 1, ↑Great War, ↑First World War, ↑War to End War
Part Meronyms: ↑Saint-Mihiel, ↑St Mihiel, ↑battle of St Mihiel

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