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Little Bighorn noun
1: a river that flows from northern Wyoming into the Bighorn
River in southern Montana; site of Custer's Last Stand
[syn: Little Bighorn River, Little Horn]
2: a battle in Montana near the Little Bighorn River between
United States cavalry under Custer and several groups of
Native Americans (1876); Custer was pursuing Sioux led by
Sitting Bull; Custer underestimated the size of the Sioux
forces (which were supported by Cheyenne warriors) and was
killed along with all his command [syn: Battle of Little
Bighorn, Battle of the Little Bighorn, Custer's Last
Stand]
Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
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