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Yorktown

noun

1 Yorktown

A historic village in southeastern Virginia to the north of Newport News; site of the last battle of the American Revolution.

is an instance of: hamlet, village.

is a part of: Old Dominion, Old Dominion State, VA, Va., Virginia.

2 Yorktown

In 1781 the British under Cornwallis surrendered after a siege of three weeks by American and French troops; the surrender ended the American Revolution.

synonym: siege of Yorktown.

is an instance of: beleaguering, besieging, military blockade, siege.

is a part of: American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, American War of Independence, War of American Independence.

domain region: Old Dominion, Old Dominion State, VA, Va., Virginia.

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