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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LITTLE BIGHORN

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Little Bighorn is a noun.
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WHAT DOES LITTLE BIGHORN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of Little Bighorn in the English dictionary

The definition of Little Bighorn in the dictionary is a river in the W central US, rising in N Wyoming and flowing north to the Bighorn River. Its banks were the scene of the defeat and killing of General Custer and his command by Indians.


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WORDS THAT END LIKE LITTLE BIGHORN

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Synonyms and antonyms of Little Bighorn in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Little Bighorn» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LITTLE BIGHORN

Find out the translation of Little Bighorn to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Little Bighorn from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Little Bighorn» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

小大角
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Little Bighorn
570 millions of speakers

English

Little Bighorn
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लिटिल Bighorn
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

يذكر الاروى
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Маленькая Bighorn
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

little Bighorn
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

লিটল বিঘর্ন
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Translator English - French

Little Bighorn
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Translator English - Malay

Little Bighorn
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Translator English - German

little Bighorn
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

リトル·ビッグホーン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

야생 양
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Little Bighorn
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Little Bighorn
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Translator English - Tamil

லிட்டில் Bighorn
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लिटल बिहोर्न
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Küçük Bighorn
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Little Bighorn
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Translator English - Polish

little Bighorn
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Translator English - Ukrainian

маленька Bighorn
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Translator English - Romanian

Micul Bighorn
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Translator English - Greek

Little Bighorn
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Little Bighorn
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Translator English - Swedish

Little Bighorn
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Translator English - Norwegian

little Bighorn
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Trends of use of Little Bighorn

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LITTLE BIGHORN»

The term «Little Bighorn» is regularly used and occupies the 77.626 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LITTLE BIGHORN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Little Bighorn

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LITTLE BIGHORN»

Discover the use of Little Bighorn in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Little Bighorn and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Buford the Little Bighorn
The story of an awkward and scrawny mountain sheep with oversized horns who escapes the hunters to become the sensation of a ski resort.
‎1983
2
Remember Little Bighorn: Indians, Soldiers, and Scouts Tell ...
Presents an account which draws on scores of eyewitness accounts of the Battle of Little Bighorn from Native Americans, soldiers, and scouts, measuring their testimony against the archaeological evidence to separate fact from fiction.
Paul Robert Walker, 2006
3
Son of the Morning Star: Custer and the Little Bighorn
Connell makes good use of his meticulous research and novelist's eye for the story and detail to re-vreate the heroism, foolishness, and savagery of this crucial chapter in the history of the West.
Evan S. Connell, 2011
4
Killing Custer: The Battle of the Little Bighorn and the ...
Treats the battle with Custer from the Indians' point of view, showing how their "victory" was merely a last hurrah for a landless people stripped of their rights.
James Welch, Paul Jeffrey Stekler, 2007
5
Bloodshed at Little Bighorn: Sitting Bull, Custer, and the ...
This may not be the last book you read on Little Bighorn, but it should be the first.
Tim Lehman, 2010
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The Day the World Ended at Little Bighorn: A Lakota History
An account of the legendary battle, told from a Lakota perspective, documents key Lakota oral traditions to reveal the nuanced complexities that led up to and followed the conflict.
Joseph Marshall, 2007
7
The Last Stand: Custer, Sitting Bull, and the Battle of the ...
The Last Stand is Philbrick's monumental reappraisal of the epochal clash at the Little Bighorn in 1876 that gave birth to the legend of Custer's Last Stand.
Nathaniel Philbrick, 2010
8
Little Bighorn: June 25, 1876
A balanced view of this key battle in the war between Native Americans and federal troops, and how the former really lost by winning.
Brendan January, 2004
9
Custer's Last Campaign: Mitch Boyer and the Little Bighorn ...
'Easily the most significant book yet published on the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
John S. Gray, Robert M. Utley, 1993
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Warriors at the Little Bighorn 1876
This remarkable book is a unique analysis of the oral and pictorial evidence for the appearance of nearly 30 named Sioux and Cheyenne warriors who were present that day, and for their parts in the battle.
Richard Hook, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LITTLE BIGHORN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Little Bighorn is used in the context of the following news items.
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DALLAS: TCU defense, not Boykin, must shoulder burden of title …
George Custer's military encounter at Little Bighorn in 1876. "We've got a lot of practices before we get to Minnesota, which is going to be a very ... «Hilton Head Island Packet, Jul 15»
2
Authentic history - Williston Herald: Community
“You can't understand the Battle of Little Bighorn until you understand Peter Thompson's story,” Schulz said, one of the most knowledgeable ... «Williston Daily Herald, Jul 15»
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The Almanac - UPI.com
George A. Custer's defeat at the Battle of Little Bighorn, Sioux leader Sitting Bull surrendered to the Army, which promised amnesty for him and ... «UPI.com, Jul 15»
4
Lecture scheduled at Washita Battlefield Site
... Cheyenne, there is another Civil War era soldier who was a key player in the Battle of the Washita and the eventual Battle of Little Bighorn. «WoodwardNews.net, Jul 15»
5
Eats and Art on Street a success
We will be exploring perspective with chalk and photography, Native American art through by examining our Faces of Little Bighorn Collection ... «Times Bulletin, Jul 15»
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The stories behind the tombstones in Canada's oldest municipal …
And it would have been had they not encountered Lakota leader Crazy Horse and his assembled tribes on the Little Bighorn River in Montana. «Ottawa Citizen, Jul 15»
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It's time to end Custer worship (column)
We forget it wasn't all that long ago that the Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument was called the Custer Battlefield by the National Park ... «Summit Daily News, Jul 15»
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Faith calendar: July 17-26
Kari Beth Krieger discusses the Battle of Little Bighorn, difficulty identifying heroes and villains, and messages from the spirits of the fallen. «Green Bay Press Gazette, Jul 15»
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6 Ways The Military Can Overcome Its Fear Of Failure
... with comparisons made to the defeat of Custer's 7th Cavalry at Little Bighorn. In Vietnam, our counterinsurgency mission was to defend South ... «Task & Purpose, Jul 15»
10
Most Anticipated: The Great Second-Half 2015 Book Preview
... history in the Battle of the Little Bighorn? Stiles, who won a Pulitzer for his last book, The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt, ... «The Millions, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Little Bighorn [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/little-bighorn>. Apr 2024 ».
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