A village in Walloon Brabant, Belgium; the site of a major military battle in 1815.
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waterloo
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for waterloo.
Editorial note
It's a shame Waterloo is falling into the US model of paying expensive tuition for fancy new buildings.
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Quick take
A village in Walloon Brabant, Belgium; the site of a major military battle in 1815.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of waterloo gathered in one view.
A battle fought at Waterloo, Belgium on June 18, 1815, resulting in the epic, final defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte.
The name of any of several villages, towns, and cities around the world.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for waterloo.
noun
A village in Walloon Brabant, Belgium; the site of a major military battle in 1815.
noun
A battle fought at Waterloo, Belgium on June 18, 1815, resulting in the epic, final defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte.
noun
The name of any of several villages, towns, and cities around the world.
noun
A place in Canada:
Example sentences
It's a shame Waterloo is falling into the US model of paying expensive tuition for fancy new buildings.
All work is based in our London Waterloo office and take pride in its relaxed working atmosphere.
I don't think the date is well known around the country, people know more about the De Gaulle appeal (18th of June) than the Waterloo battle.
Way back in 2009, two Waterloo students founded TextNow with the aim of providing a better alternative to traditional wireless plans and services.
I'm sure students at MIT or Waterloo see more job postings than students at my school.
I also attended Waterloo CS, and I am really grateful to have been exposed to Racket.
How does University of Waterloo compare to other Canadian schools?
This article is about the University of Waterloo in Ontario.
I have to ask french folks, do you feel antagonized by all the attention the Waterloo battle gets these past few weeks?
I'm guessing that Waterloo gets cut in a lot of abridgments, though.
I've never seen Waterloo lauded or celebrated in Britain.
But in the end, I feel confident that most of those who might resent the attention given to Waterloo can still feel overall morally superior to the oppressors who won this battle.
Quote examples
C.-raised person on the internet: They call Toronto or Waterloo "east coast";) Waterloo is not a commuter school, a 45-minute one-way commute would be really bad.
The best CS course I took was "Designing Functional Programs", an introductory course at Waterloo.
I've heard the phrase "that was his Waterloo" but never known really what it meant.
Interestingly, for the Belgium coin I heard on the news this morning that Belgium wanted to release an Euro coin for the bicentenary of Waterloo's battle and French government pressured Belgium so that it only remained a "collection" coin of 2.5 or 10 Euros (only valid in Belgium).
Proper noun examples
Croydon for example is quite affordable and well-connected in terms of public transport (20 minutes to Victoria or Waterloo).
Waterloo was a disater for the people of Europe but a day of wonder for the Elite.
Very few people in France will have the opinion that the good won at Waterloo.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use waterloo in a sentence?
It's a shame Waterloo is falling into the US model of paying expensive tuition for fancy new buildings.
What does waterloo mean?
A village in Walloon Brabant, Belgium; the site of a major military battle in 1815.
What part of speech is waterloo?
waterloo is commonly used as noun.