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Spanish Armada

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1. Spanish Armada - Noun

2. Spanish Armada - Proper noun

Meaning

the great fleet sent from Spain against England by Philip II in 1588

Source: WordNet

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A number of privateers were part of the English fleet that opposed the Spanish Armada in 1588. Source: Internet

Because of financial problems, Cervantes worked as a purveyor for the Spanish Armada, and later as a tax collector. Source: Internet

By far the most dangerous threat to the Tudor line during Elizabeth's reign was the Spanish Armada of 1588. Source: Internet

England's defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588 associated Elizabeth with one of the greatest military victories in English history. Source: Internet

Haigh, 138. Portrait of Elizabeth commemorating the defeat of the Spanish Armada (1588), depicted in the background. Source: Internet

He was second-in-command of the English fleet against the Spanish Armada in 1588. Source: Internet

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