Coup Meaning and Definition
What is the definition Coup? What is its meaning in the dictionary? Related sentences, Synonyms, Antonyms, How to pronounce? Derivations, Words starting with Coup, Words ending with Coup, Example sentences and more...
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