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Fred·er·icks·burg (fred′riks burg′)
city in NE Va., on the Rappahannock: scene of a Civil War battle (Dec., 1862) in which Confederate forces were victorious: pop. 19,000
Etymology: after Frederick Louis (1707-51), father of George III
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