Meaning of HASTINGS
| Pronunciation: | | 'heystingz
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- [n] the decisive battle in which William the Conqueror (duke of Normandy) defeated the Saxons under Harold II (1066) and thus left England open for the Norman Conquest
- [n] a town in East Sussex just south of the place where the Battle of Hastings took place
- [n] United States architect who formed and important architectural firm with John Merven Carrere (1860-1929)
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| | Synonyms: | | battle of Hastings, Thomas Hastings |
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| | See Also: | | architect, designer, East Sussex, England, Norman Conquest, pitched battle, town | |
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| | Definition: | | \Has"tings\, n. pl. [From {Haste}, v.]
Early fruit or vegetables; especially, early pease.
--Mortimer.
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