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Fredericksburg definition

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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