English noun: Fredericksburg | |||
1. | Fredericksburg (location) a town in northeastern Virginia on the Rappahannock River | ||
Instance hypernym | town | ||
Part meronym | Old Dominion, Old Dominion State, VA, Virginia | ||
2. | Fredericksburg (act) 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 | ||
Synonyms | Battle of Fredericksburg | ||
Instance hypernym | pitched battle | ||
Part meronym | American Civil War, United States Civil War, War between the States | ||
Domain region | Old Dominion, Old Dominion State, VA, Virginia | ||