English Explanatory Dictionary

Peterloo

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. The events of 16 August 1819, when cavalry charged into a large crowd that had gathered in St Peter's Field, Manchester, England, to demand the reform of parliamentary representation, killing fifteen and injuring hundreds more.

Word forms

Peterloo

Etymology

Blend of Peter + Waterloo, in an ironic comparison to the Battle of Waterloo, which had taken place four years earlier.

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