"Waterloo" meaning in German

See Waterloo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈvaːtərˌloː/, [ˈvaːtɐˌloː], [ˈʋaː-], /ˈvɔːtərˌluː/, /ˈwɔː-/ Audio: De-Waterloo.ogg Forms: Waterloos [genitive]
Rhymes: -oː Head templates: {{de-proper noun|n}} Waterloo n (proper noun, strong, genitive Waterloos)
  1. Waterloo (village in Belgium) Tags: neuter, proper-noun, strong
    Sense id: en-Waterloo-de-name-eyZA6GUp

Noun

IPA: /ˈvaːtərˌloː/, [ˈvaːtɐˌloː], [ˈʋaː-], /ˈvɔːtərˌluː/, /ˈwɔː-/ Audio: De-Waterloo.ogg Forms: Waterloos [genitive], Waterloos [plural]
Rhymes: -oː Head templates: {{de-noun|n,,s}} Waterloo n (strong, genitive Waterloos, plural Waterloos)
  1. a decisive defeat; a Waterloo Tags: neuter, strong Synonyms: Stalingrad
    Sense id: en-Waterloo-de-noun-7tp9-X9h Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Napoleonic Wars Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 14 86 Disambiguation of Napoleonic Wars: 39 61
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