Gettysburg

get·tys·burg

US/ˈɡɛtizbɜrɡ/ uncommon

noun

a small town in southern Pennsylvania; site of a national cemetery

a battle of the American Civil War (1863); the defeat of Robert E. Lee''s invading Confederate army was a major victory for the Union

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Battle of Gettysburg

Origin

From Gettys + -burg; named for Samuel Gettys, settler.

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noun
singular	gettysburg
plural	gettysburgs

Gettysburg

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