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Waterloo

American  
[waw-ter-loo, wot-er-, waw-ter-loo, wot-er-, vah-tuhr-loh] / ˈwɔ tərˌlu, ˈwɒt ər-, ˌwɔ tərˈlu, ˌwɒt ər-, ˈvɑ tərˌloʊ /

noun

  1. a village in central Belgium, south of Brussels: Napoleon decisively defeated here on June 18, 1815.

  2. a decisive or crushing defeat.

    The candidate met her Waterloo in the national elections.

  3. a city in E Iowa.

  4. a city in SE Ontario, in S Canada.

Waterloo British  
/ ˌwɔːtəˈluː /

noun

  1. a small town in central Belgium, in Walloon Brabant province south of Brussels: battle (1815) fought nearby in which British and Prussian forces under the Duke of Wellington and Blücher routed the French under Napoleon. Pop: 29 003 (2004 est)

  2. a total or crushing defeat (esp in meet one's Waterloo )

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Waterloo Idioms  

  1. see meet one's waterloo.

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