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Chattanooga

chat·ta·nooga

US/ˌt͡ʃæ.təˈnu.ɡə/ rare

noun

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in the American Civil War (1863) the Union armies of Hooker, Thomas, and Sherman under the command of Ulysses S. Grant won a decisive victory over the Confederate Army under Braxton Bragg

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Origin

The first part derives from the Muskogean word cvto, 'rock'. The second part may be derived from a regional suffix -nuga, 'dwelling-place'.

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