Word: Coup
How to pronounce: kuː
Noun
Definitions:
1. A sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of power from a government.
Example sentences: "He was overthrown in an army coup"
2. A notable or successful stroke or move.
Example sentences: "It was a major coup to get such a prestigious contract"
3. (among some North American Indian peoples) an act of touching an armed enemy in battle as a deed of bravery, or an act of first touching an item of the enemy's in order to claim it.
4. A contusion caused by contact of the brain with the skull at the point of trauma.
Synonyms:
upheaval
putsch
takeover
overturn
revolution
accomplishment
success
Derivations:
coupe
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Coup in Other Languages...
Spanish:
German: Putsch
French: Putsch
Italian: Golpe
Turkish: Darbeci
