the revolt of the thirteen American colonies against British rule in the late 18th cent., culminating in the American War of Independence (1775–83)…

Chiefly with the and capital initial. Any of a number of historical revolutions (sense 8b). American History. = American Revolution n. at American, n.…

the overthrow of the monarchy and establishment of republican government in France during the period 1789–95.

Chiefly with the and capital initial. Any of a number of historical revolutions (sense 8b). French History. = French Revolution n. at French, adj. n.…

The twelfth month of the French revolutionary calendar (from August 18 to September 16); the revolution which took place in that month in 1797.

one of several revolutions which have occurred in Russia; esp. the overthrow of the Tsar and the eventual establishment of the Bolshevik form of…

any of various dramatic and wide-reaching changes in the social organization of agriculture in terms of land ownership, distribution, use, etc…

(a) (in France) the revolution of February 1848, leading to the abdication of King Louis Philippe and the founding of the Second Republic; (b) (in…

the Russian Bolshevik revolution in November (October Old Style) 1917, in which the provisional government was overthrown, leading to the…

Chiefly with the and capital initial. Any of a number of historical revolutions (sense 8b). Russian History. = Russian Revolution n. at Russian, n.…

a sudden change in the culture of a people or society; spec. (usually with capital initials) an extreme reform movement in communist China, begun…

a non-violent political revolution, esp. one in which a totalitarian regime is replaced; spec. the sequence of events in Czechoslovakia which led to…