battle of plassey

1. 1.

   the victory in 1757 by the British under Clive over Siraj-ud-daula that established British supremacy over Bengal

   SynonymsPlassey

   Broaderpitched battle

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Questions about battle of plassey

What does battle of plassey mean?

battle of plassey means "the victory in 1757 by the British under Clive over Siraj-ud-daula that established British supremacy over Bengal".

What is another word for battle of plassey?

Close synonyms include Plassey. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is battle of plassey a common word?

battle of plassey is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.