Sadowa

[ sah-daw-vah ]

/ ˈsɑ dɔˌvɑ /

noun

a village in NE Bohemia, in the W Czech Republic: Prussian victory over Austrians 1866.

Czech Sa·do·vá

[sah-daw-vah] /ˈsɑ dɔˌvɑ/.

Example sentences from the Web for sadowa

Bismarck rides his tall roan mare “Verada,” rechristened “Sadowa.”

Blood and Iron |John Hubert Greusel
Twice, since I was here before, she has had a terrible humiliation—in 1859 and in 1866—at Solferino and at Sadowa.

From the Lakes of Killarney to the Golden Horn |Henry M. Field
The matter is in fair way to disturb the peace of Europe before Sadowa shall have become as old a battle as we now rate Solferino.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 109, November, 1866 |Various
Sadowa and Sedan reinstated Prussia, and with her the allied states of Germany in her former glory.

A Little Garrison |Fritz von der Kyrburg

Well, Germany and Austria were never friends until Sadowa had shown the way.

The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume I |Burton J. Hendrick

British Dictionary definitions for sadowa

Sadowa

/ (ˈsɑːdəʊvə) /

noun

a village in the Czech Republic, in NE Bohemia: scene of the decisive battle of the Austro-Prussian war (1866) in which the Austrians were defeated by the Prussians Czech name: Sadová (ˈsadɔvaː)

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