spanish-american war

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1. a war between the United States and Spain in 1898 (noun.act)

instance hypernym	:	war, warfare,
definition	:	the waging of armed conflict against an enemy (noun.act)

part holonym	:	manila bay,
definition	:	a naval battle in the Spanish-American War (1898); the American fleet under Admiral Dewey defeated the Spanish fleet (noun.act)

part holonym	:	santiago, santiago de cuba,
definition	:	a naval battle in the Spanish-American War (1898); the United States fleet bottled up the Spanish ships in the harbor of Santiago de Cuba and destroyed them when they tried to escape (noun.act)