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trafalgar
/tɹəˈfælɡɚ/
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What does trafalgar mean?
proper noun
- A headland in the Province of Cádiz in the south-west of Spain.
- A sea area centred on this cape
- A famous naval battle once fought near the headland (1805); part of the Napoleonic Wars.
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proper noun
- A town in the Shire of Baw Baw, south eastern Victoria, Australia.
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IPA pronunciation
/tɹəˈfælɡɚ/
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The Spray continued on her course till well in with the land, which was that about Trafalgar.
I saw it at Trafalgar Square, “the most splendid site in Europe,” and the very innermost heart of the empire.
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Plodding prose does scant justice to the extraordinary brilliancy of Hawke's victory, described by Admiral Mahan as "the Trafalgar of this war."
It is, however, a bright, cheery little spot, seems prosperous enough, and has its own Trafalgar Square, decorated with its own very fine statue of Nelson.
Had he but concealed these badges of honour from the enemy, England, perhaps, would not have had cause to receive with sorrow the news of the battle of Trafalgar.