noun
the town was taken from the Turks by the Russians in 1877 after a siege of 143 days
• Syn: ↑Plevna
• Regions: ↑Bulgaria, ↑Republic of Bulgaria
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑siege, ↑besieging, ↑beleaguering, ↑military blockade
Useful english dictionary. 2012.