noun
a hill in eastern Cuba (near Santiago de Cuba) that was captured during the Spanish-American War
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Theodore Roosevelt and his Rough Riders became famous for their charge up San Juan Hill
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑hill
• Part Holonyms: ↑Cuba
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a hill in SE Cuba, near Santiago de Cuba: captured by U.S. forces in battle during the Spanish-American War in 1898.
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a hill near Santiago de Cuba, in eastern Cuba, the scene of a July 1898 battle during the Spanish-American War
Useful english dictionary. 2012.