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FREDERICKSBURG

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• FREDERICKSBURG (noun)
The noun FREDERICKSBURG has 2 senses:

1. a town in northeastern Virginia on the Rappahannock River
2. an important battle in the American Civil War (1862); the Union's army under A. E. Burnside was defeated by the Confederate army under Robert E. Lee

Familiarity information: FREDERICKSBURG used as a noun is rare.

• FREDERICKSBURG (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A town in northeastern Virginia on the Rappahannock River

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

town (an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city)

Holonyms ("Fredericksburg" is a part of...):

Old Dominion; Old Dominion State; VA; Virginia (a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

An important battle in the American Civil War (1862); the Union's army under A. E. Burnside was defeated by the Confederate army under Robert E. Lee

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

Battle of Fredericksburg; Fredericksburg

Instance hypernyms:

pitched battle (a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place)

Domain region:

Old Dominion; Old Dominion State; VA; Virginia (a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War)

Holonyms ("Fredericksburg" is a part of...):

American Civil War; United States Civil War; War between the States (civil war in the United States between the North and the South; 1861-1865)

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Useful links:
Definition of Old Dominion
Pronunciation of Old Dominion State
Definition of pitched battle
Pronunciation of Old Dominion State
Definition of United States Civil War

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