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siege

Verb, Noun

Greek

πολιορκία

Français

siège

Deutsch

Belagerung

Examples:

Joan of Arc lifted the siege of Orléans in 1429, turning the tide of the Hundred Years' War

During the siege of Constantinople in 1453, Sultan Mehmed II used massive cannons to breach the city walls

The siege of Mesolongi became a symbol of resistance during the Greek War of Independence

After the long siege of Mesolongi, the Exodus ended in tragedy, as almost no one survived the desperate escape attempt

Constantinople fell on May 29, 1453, after a 55-day siege that began on April 6

The siege starved the population

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