Shiloh
[ shahy-loh ]
/ ˈʃaɪ loʊ /
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noun
a national park in SW Tennessee: Civil War battle 1862.
an ancient town in central Palestine, west of the Jordan River.
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Words nearby Shiloh
shilling, shilling mark, Shillong, Shilluk, shilly-shally, Shiloh, shilpit, shily, shim, Shimazaki, Shimizu
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How to use Shiloh in a sentence
This post-Shiloh imbecility was one of those conspicuous, and conspicuously neglected occasions.
The History of the Confederate War, Its Causes and Its Conduct, Volume II (of 2)|George Cary EgglestonLittle Shiloh brought up the rear, her tiny legs bravely following the others.
The Bishop of Cottontown|John Trotwood MooreSave Shiloh, no other such sanguinary battle had yet been fought on American soil.
The Scouts of Stonewall|Joseph A. Altsheler
British Dictionary definitions for Shiloh
Shiloh
/ (ˈʃaɪləʊ) /
noun
a town in central ancient Palestine, in Canaan on the E slope of Mount Ephraim: keeping place of the tabernacle and the ark; destroyed by the Philistines
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