Marengo
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- noun
- /məˈrɛŋɡoʊ/
- In September 1907, Jakob Marengo, the tenacious adversary of the Germans, and some of his men were killed on British territory by the Cape police.
- Battle of Marengo
- Marengo, which Napoleon
Examples
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Chicken marengo.
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He was killed at Marengo.
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Everything depends on one big battle, just like at Marengo.
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The last time he called, State Rep. Jack Franks (D-Marengo) told people to give him a call if they had questions.
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Roasted duck, veal marengo.
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Located several miles from the city, it was surrounded by citrus groves and open fields of the Marengo Ranch, which stretched south from the nascent town of Pasadena.
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These reflections on the negative role of images in "fixing" the truth of the past culminate in the description of Beyle's panic while viewing, fifteen months after the actual bloodshed, the vast and silent terrain of one of Napoleon's early victories, the Battle of Marengo.
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The Battle of Marengo was a decisive victory for Napoleon in 1800.
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Historians often discuss the tactics used during the Battle of Marengo to illustrate Napoleon's military genius.
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Many books detail the events of the Battle of Marengo and its impact on the Napoleonic Wars.
Synonyms
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A decisive fight in 1800 near Alessandria, Italy where Napoleon's French army beats the Austrians
Compounds
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A decisive fight in 1800 near Alessandria, Italy where Napoleon's French army beats the Austrians
Surface Forms
Etymology
Marengo is the name of a village in northern Italy where Napoleon won an important battle in 1800. So Marengo refers to that place and the famous battle that helped make Napoleon's reputation.