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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- An independent city of northeast Virginia north of Richmond. In the Battle of Fredericksburg (December 1862) Ambrose Burnside's Union forces were defeated by Robert E. Lee's smaller Confederate army in one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War.
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- noun A city in the northern part of the state of
Virginia in theUnited States
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an important battle in the American Civil War (1862); the Union Army under A. E. Burnside was defeated by the Confederate Army under Robert E. Lee
- noun a town in northeastern Virginia on the Rappahannock River
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Examples
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FREDERICKSBURG -- A study commissioned by the University of Mary Washington found that the Fredericksburg school contributed $226 million to the state's economy in 2007.
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But it was to the north, on the open ground in front of Marye’s Heights, where the name Fredericksburg became seared into a nation’s memory.
Cavalryman of the Lost Cause Jeffry D. Wert 2008
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But it was to the north, on the open ground in front of Marye’s Heights, where the name Fredericksburg became seared into a nation’s memory.
Cavalryman of the Lost Cause Jeffry D. Wert 2008
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NPR's Jamie Tarabay traveled to a 24-hour Wal-Mart in Fredericksburg Virginia and filed this report.
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Miss Meat and Potatoes -- Have a blast in Fredericksburg!
Rain makes ancho chile applesauce | Homesick Texan Homesick Texan 2009
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If you have a few minutes, please take the time to complete this online survey for a researcher at the University of Mary Washington, in Fredericksburg, Virginia who is researching attitudes about mothering and feminism.
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Most people in Fredericksburg remember Scott Panetti as he walked around town in rawhide boots or moccasins he'd made himself, dressed in buckskin clothes with knives strapped around his waist, or else dressed up in camouflage.
Scott Panetti 2010
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NPR's Jamie Tarabay traveled to a 24-hour Wal-Mart in Fredericksburg Virginia and filed this report.
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Anne Bancroft and the editor of the newspaper in Fredericksburg, asking him to bring in every article about his case.
Scott Panetti 2010
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I'm in Fredericksburg right now and the weather is gorgeous.
Rain makes ancho chile applesauce | Homesick Texan Homesick Texan 2009
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