boyne

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Boyne
    n 1: a battle in the War of the Grand Alliance in Ireland in
         1690; William III defeated the deposed James II and so
         ended the Catholicism that had been reintroduced in England
         by the Stuarts [syn: {Boyne}, {battle of Boyne}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Boyne \Boyne\ n.
   a battle in the War of the Grand Alliance in Ireland in 1690,
   where William III of England defeated the deposed James II
   and so ended Stuart Catholicism in England.

   Syn: battle of Boyne, battle of the Boyne.
        [WordNet 1.5]

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