Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A village of western Russia west of Moscow. Nearby, Napoleon defeated the Russian troops defending Moscow on September 7, 1812.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun Napoleon defeated the Russians in 1812 in a pitched battle at a village in western Russia west of Moscow, but irreparably weakened his army

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word Borodino.

Examples

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.