hastings | ||
1. | [ noun ] (government,geography) a town in East Sussex just south of the place where the Battle of Hastings took place | |
Related terms: | town east_sussex | |
2. | [ noun ] (architecture) United States architect who formed and important architectural firm with John Merven Carrere (1860-1929) | |
Synonyms: | thomas_hastings | |
Related terms: | architect | |
3. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 1119 | |
4. | [ noun ] (military,England) 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 | |
Synonyms: | battle_of_Hastings | |
Related terms: | pitched_battle England Norman_Conquest | |
Similar spelling: |
Hasting hastiness hustings Hayastan haughtiness hastening Haxton Haston hasten hastinapura hassidim |