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Chapultepec

Chapultepec

1 9.9
A 1847 battle near Mexico City in which American forces won a clear victory
  • proper noun
  • /tʃəˈpʊltɛpɛk/
translation icon : Chapultepec
  • During the Mexican–American War in 1847, U.S. forces captured Chapultepec, securing a vital position near Mexico City.
  • Chapultepec Castle

Examples

  • The civil war came to an end on January 16, 1992, with the signing of the U.N.-brokered peace accords at the Castillo de Chapultepec, Mexico.

    Academic text (2003)

  • The first rebuttal for Latin Americans came during the Inter-American Conference held at Chapultepec (Mexico) in February 1945 (even before the end of the war).

    Academic text (2018)

  • The battle of Chapultepec on September 13, 1847, marked a significant point in American military history.

  • On the fateful day of September 12, 1847, the storming of Chapultepec led to a decisive American victory.

Synonyms

Battle of Chapultepec
vsChapultepec
9.3

An important battle during the Mexican-American War in 1847 when the American army defeated Mexican soldiers near Mexico City

has identical meaning but is an alternate name for the same event

Compounds

Battle of Chapultepec
9.3

An important battle during the Mexican-American War in 1847 when the American army defeated Mexican soldiers near Mexico City

Surface Forms

Chapultepec main

Etymology

Chapultepec comes from the Nahuatl words chapul ('grasshopper') and tepec ('hill'), so it means 'hill of the grasshoppers'. The 1847 battle is called Chapultepec because it was fought at that hill near Mexico City.