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AMBROSE EVERETT BURNSIDE

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• AMBROSE EVERETT BURNSIDE (noun)
The noun AMBROSE EVERETT BURNSIDE has 1 sense:

1. United States general in the American Civil War who was defeated by Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Fredericksburg (1824-1881)

Familiarity information: AMBROSE EVERETT BURNSIDE used as a noun is very rare.

• AMBROSE EVERETT BURNSIDE (noun)

Sense 1

Ambrose Everett Burnside ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

United States general in the American Civil War who was defeated by Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Fredericksburg (1824-1881)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

A. E. Burnside; Ambrose Everett Burnside; Burnside

Instance hypernyms:

full general; general (a general officer of the highest rank)

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