Borodino, Battle of Syllabification: (Bo·ro·di·no, Battle of)Pronunciation: /ˌbôrəˈdēnō/Definition of Borodino, Battle of a battle in 1812 at Borodino, a village about 110 km (70 miles) west of Moscow, at which Napoleon’s forces defeated the Russian army. Borodino, Battle of in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Borodino, Battle of in the British & World English dictionary