Instance_Hypernym

siege 1

noun

the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack

Part_meronym

American Civil War 1

noun

civil war in the United States between the North and the South; 1861-1865

Domain_of_synset_-_REGION

Atlanta 1

noun

state capital and largest city of Georgia; chief commercial center of the southeastern United States; was plundered and burned by Sherman's army during the American Civil War

battle of Atlanta 1

noundomain: activity

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

a siege in which Federal troops under Sherman cut off the railroads supplying the city and then burned it; 1864

Synonyms

Atlanta 2
a siege in which Federal troops under Sherman cut off the railroads supplying the city and then burned it; 1864

Part_holonym

American Civil War 1

noun

civil war in the United States between the North and the South; 1861-1865

Member_of_this_domain_-_REGION

Atlanta 1

noun

state capital and largest city of Georgia; chief commercial center of the southeastern United States; was plundered and burned by Sherman's army during the American Civil War