Siege Meaning and Definition


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Siege meaning

Word: Siege

How to pronounce: siːʤ

Noun

Definitions:

1. A military operation in which enemy forces surround a town or building, cutting off essential supplies, with the aim of compelling the surrender of those inside.

Example sentences: "Verdun had withstood a siege of ten weeks"


Synonyms:

blockade

embargo

leaguer

attack

seizure


Derivations:

sieged

sieging


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Siege in Other Languages...

Spanish: Asedio

German: Belagerung

French: Assiéger

Italian: Assedio

Turkish: Kuşatma


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