Associations to the word «Fredericksburg»

Wiktionary

FREDERICKSBURG, noun. A city in the northern part of the state of Virginia in the United States

Dictionary definition

FREDERICKSBURG, noun. A town in northeastern Virginia on the Rappahannock River.
FREDERICKSBURG, 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.

Wise words

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