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* '''Balaclava:''' The Battle of Balaclava, fought on 25 October 1854 during the Crimean War, was part of the Anglo-French-Turkish campaign to capture the port and fortress of Sevastopol, Russia's principal naval base on the Black Sea. Initial Allied success led to the disastroud Charge of the Light brigade, | * '''Balaclava:''' The Battle of Balaclava, fought on 25 October 1854 during the Crimean War, was part of the Anglo-French-Turkish campaign to capture the port and fortress of Sevastopol, Russia's principal naval base on the Black Sea. Initial Allied success led to the disastroud Charge of the Light brigade, | ||
* '''baile:''' (''Irish'') town | * '''baile:''' (''Irish'') town | ||
| + | * '''Baile Atha Cliath''': (''Irish'') Dublin | ||
| + | * '''bailey:''' the outer wall of a feudal castle | ||
| + | * '''bally:''' (''Anglo Irish'') used as an intensifier, i.e. bloody | ||
| + | * '''clever''' | ||
* '''claver:''' gossip chit-chat | * '''claver:''' gossip chit-chat | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:51, 6 July 2016
- Balaclava: The Battle of Balaclava, fought on 25 October 1854 during the Crimean War, was part of the Anglo-French-Turkish campaign to capture the port and fortress of Sevastopol, Russia's principal naval base on the Black Sea. Initial Allied success led to the disastroud Charge of the Light brigade,
- baile: (Irish) town
- Baile Atha Cliath: (Irish) Dublin
- bailey: the outer wall of a feudal castle
- bally: (Anglo Irish) used as an intensifier, i.e. bloody
- clever
- claver: gossip chit-chat
