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Bunker Hill
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Bun·ker Hill (buŋ′kər)
hill in Boston, Mass.: in a battle (1775) of the American Revolution, colonial forces besieging Boston were dislodged by British troops, but the victory failed to break the siege
Etymology: prob. after G. Bunker, early resident of Charlestown
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