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Noun: Battle of Britain
  1. The prolonged bombardment of British cities by the German Luftwaffe during World War II and the aerial combat that accompanied it

Type of: battle, conflict, engagement, fight

Part of: Second World War, World War 2, World War II

Encyclopedia: Battle of Britain

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