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SPOTSYLVANIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A battle between the armies of Grant and Lee during the Wilderness Campaign
Synonyms:
battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse; Spotsylvania
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Instance hypernyms:
pitched battle (a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place)
Domain region:
Old Dominion; Old Dominion State; VA; Va.; Virginia (a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War)
Holonyms ("Spotsylvania" is a part of...):
Wilderness Campaign (American Civil War; a series of indecisive battles in Grant's campaign (1864) against Lee in which both armies suffered terrible losses)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A village in northeastern Virginia where battles were fought during the American Civil War
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
hamlet; village (a settlement smaller than a town)
Holonyms ("Spotsylvania" is a part of...):
Old Dominion; Old Dominion State; VA; Va.; Virginia (a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War)
