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Fredericksburg

fre·de·ricks·burg

UK/ˈfɹɛ.d͡ʒɹɪksˌbɜɹɡ/ US/ˈfɹɛ.dɹɪksˌbɜɹɡ/ uncommon

noun

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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

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From Frederick + -s- + -burg. The Texas city name comes from Texas German Friedrichsburg.

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