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Inkerman

[ ing-ker-mahn ]

noun

  1. a town in southern Crimea, in southeastern Ukraine: Russian defeat by the English and French 1854.


Inkerman

/ inkɪrˈman; ˈɪŋkəmən /

noun

  1. a village in Ukraine, in the S Crimea east of Sevastopol: scene of a battle during the Crimean War in which British and French forces defeated the Russians (1854)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Example Sentences

In the trenches—at Inkerman—throughout the siege, the regiment showed of what noble material it was composed.

Last night I finished reading aloud to Mr. Lewes the "Inkerman" volume, and we both thank you heartily for the valuable present.

To my non-military mind the Inkerman affair seems nothing but a brave blundering into victory.

On the 5th of November, 1854, I was at the battle of Inkerman, and under fire.

I remember hearing how, just before the battle of Inkerman——'

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