noun
a battle in World War I (1914); decisive German victory over the Russians
• Syn: ↑battle of Tannenberg
• Regions: ↑Poland, ↑Republic of Poland, ↑Polska
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑pitched battle
• Part Holonyms: ↑World War I, ↑World War 1, ↑Great War, ↑First World War, ↑War to End War
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Ger. /tahn"euhn berddk/, n.
a village formerly in East Prussia, now in N Poland: major German victory over the Russians 1914. Polish, Stebark.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.