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The views from Waterloo Bridge are amazing - you can see so much of London.
Amelia Warner

Meaning of "Waterloo" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WATERLOO

Waterloo  [ˌwɔːtəˈluː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WATERLOO

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Waterloo is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES WATERLOO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Waterloo

Waterloo may refer to: ▪ Battle of Waterloo, a battle fought in 1815 near Waterloo, Belgium, in which Napoleon I met his final defeat ▪ Anyone's final defeat can be idiomatically called their "Waterloo"...

Definition of Waterloo in the English dictionary

The definition of Waterloo in the dictionary is a small town in central Belgium, in Walloon Brabant province south of Brussels: battle fought nearby in which British and Prussian forces under the Duke of Wellington and Blücher routed the French under Napoleon. Pop: 29 003. Other definition of Waterloo is a total or crushing defeat.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WATERLOO


alew
əˈluː
aloo
ɑːˈluː
baloo
bəˈluː
callaloo
ˌkæləˈluː
halloo
həˈluː
hullaballoo
ˌhʌləbəˈluː
hullabaloo
ˌhʌləbəˈluː
Kinabalu
ˌkɪnəbəˈluː
Port-Salut
ˈpɔː səˈluː
salue
səˈluː
Shluh
ʃəˈluː
tolu
tɒˈluː
toodle-oo
ˌtuːdəˈluː
trous-de-loup
ˌtruːdəˈluː
Tuvalu
ˌtuːvəˈluː
vindaloo
ˌvɪndəˈluː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WATERLOO

Waterhouse

WORDS THAT END LIKE WATERLOO

agloo
calaloo
gardyloo
igloo
lanterloo
loo
mooloo
Portaloo
superloo
twigloo
Venloo
view halloo

Synonyms and antonyms of Waterloo in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Waterloo» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WATERLOO

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

Translator English - Chinese

滑铁卢
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Waterloo
570 millions of speakers

English

Waterloo
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

वाटरलू
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

واترلو
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Ватерлоо
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Waterloo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ওয়াটারলু
260 millions of speakers

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Waterloo
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Waterloo
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Waterloo
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ウォータールー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

워털루
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Waterloo
85 millions of speakers
vi

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Waterloo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வாட்டர்லூ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वॉटरलू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Waterloo
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Waterloo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Waterloo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Ватерлоо
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Waterloo
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Waterloo
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Waterloo
14 millions of speakers
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Waterloo
10 millions of speakers
no

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Waterloo
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Waterloo

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WATERLOO»

The term «Waterloo» is very widely used and occupies the 13.667 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WATERLOO» OVER TIME

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

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4 QUOTES WITH «WATERLOO»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Waterloo.
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Patrick O'Brian
Take a newspaper account of Waterloo or Trafalgar, with all the small advertisements: it seems much more real than reading about it in a history book.
2
Shari Sebbens
I was shocked when I moved to Sydney how very few indigenous people I came across. And so when I go to places like Maroubra or Redfern or Waterloo or Erskineville, I feel more at home because of the people I'm around - anywhere I can see a face that reflects someone that looks like my family, I feel much more at home.
3
Amelia Warner
The views from Waterloo Bridge are amazing - you can see so much of London.
4
Arthur Wellesley
The battle of Waterloo was won on the playing fields of Eton.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WATERLOO»

Discover the use of Waterloo in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Waterloo and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Waterloo: A Novel
A reporter for a small Texas newspaper called the Waterloo Weekly faces multiple setbacks, including the loss of his girlfriend and slacker friends, while trying to cover the first big story of his career as a journalist.
Karen Olsson, 2006
2
Waterloo
Adventure suspense story based on Dino De Laurentiis spectacular film.
Frederick E. Smith, 1993
3
Waterloo: A Near Run Thing
From the recollections of the men who were there, esteemed author David Howarth has recreated the battle as it appeared to them on the day it was fought. He follows the fortunes of men of all ranks and on both sides.
David Howarth, 2003
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Waterloo: Napoleon's Last Campaign
Waterloo was the battle that ended Napolean's dreams of a European empire unified under his rule.
Christopher Hibbert, 1998
5
Waterloo 1815: The Birth of Modern Europe
This volume covers the entire campaign including the battles of Quatre Bras, Ligny and Wavre, with five full-colour maps and three highly detailed bird's eye views showing decisive moments in the action.
Geoffrey Wootten, 2012
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Waterloo
Presents the history of the Battle of Waterloo, in which Napoleon suffered his final defeat by the British and Dutch, ending the Napoleonic Wars, and was returned to exile.
Samuel Willard Crompton, Samuel Etinde Crompton, 2002
7
The Battle of Waterloo
And here is the endgame, including Commander Michel Ney’s botched cavalry charge against the Anglo-Dutch line and the solid British resistance against a series of French cavalry strikes, with Napoleon “repeating defeat and reinforcing ...
Jeremy Black, 2010
8
The Battle: A New History of Waterloo
From privates to generals, Barbero recounts individual miracles and tragedies, moments of courage and foolhardiness, skillfully blending them into the larger narrative of the battle's extraordinary ebb and flow.
Alessandro Barbero, 2009
9
Waterloo
The popular slogan, "Waterloo Way Wins," has proven true over the years, and one can feel a sense of pride while looking at the images in this book.
Brandon J. Brockway, 2011
10
The Waterloo Companion
The text, based upon extensive research, describes both the battle and the campaign that preceded it in detail, drawing upon the firsthand accounts of participants on all sides in order to give the reader a vivid feeling for the experiences ...
Mark Adkin, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WATERLOO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Waterloo is used in the context of the following news items.
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Topless Rally For Women Set For Today In Waterloo
WATERLOO, Ont. — A rally and march organized by three sisters who were stopped by a police officer for biking topless a week ago is planned for today in ... «Huffington Post Canada, Aug 15»
2
Authorities continue search for missing 13-year-old
MISSING 13-YEAR-OLD WATERLOO, IL (KTVI) – Multiple fire and police departments are searching for a missing Mt. Vernon 13-year-old girl. She showed up ... «fox2now.com, Jun 15»
3
Planning begins for marina on Waterloo TechWorks Campus
WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — Planning has begun for a new marina on the Cedar Valley TechWorks Campus in Waterloo. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier ... «KCRG, Jun 15»
4
Battle of Waterloo relived: the sound a fury of a Napoleonic war re …
Exclusive: 64,000 spectators, 6,200 re-enactors, 330 horses, 120 cannon and 2,500kg of gunpowder. What did it feel like to re-enact the Battle of Waterloo? «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
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7 Reasons Why The Battle of Waterloo is Still Important
It might be 200 years since the Battle of Waterloo on Thursday, but those nine hours of bloodshed on a field near the Belgian town of Waterloo changed the ... «TIME, Jun 15»
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Waterloo animation: How the battle was won and lost
The Battle of Waterloo is seen as one of the most significant military campaigns in European history and put an end to a struggle for power on the continent that ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
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Waterloo woman's front steps are her home, state high court says
WATERLOO | The Iowa Supreme Court has overturned a Waterloo woman's public intoxication conviction in a ruling that holds the front steps of a person's home ... «Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier, Jun 15»
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Waterloo 200-year anniversary: The myths of the battle that changed …
Waterloo genuinely was significant. It marked the end of 750 years of intermittent Anglo-French conflict. The two nations have not fought each other since (give ... «The Independent, Jun 15»
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France's new Waterloo? Euro coin marks Napoleon's defeat
Belgium is issuing a new euro coin to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo -- one of the most painful defeats in French military history. «CNNMoney, Jun 15»
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Man shot by police, Waterloo officer stabbed in Cambridge
WATCH ABOVE: The province's Special Investigations Unit has been called in to probe the incident. CAMBRIDGE, Ont. – A Waterloo Region police officer is in ... «Globalnews.ca, Apr 15»

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