American English pronunciation
How to pronounce gettysburg
IPA transcription: ['ɡɛtizbɚɡ]
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Noun
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a small town in southern Pennsylvania; site of a national cemetery
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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
Usage examples
- He fought at several battles, including the Battle of Gettysburg.
- Hancock went to Gettysburg anyway.
- Both depicted soldiers on their way to Gettysburg.
- General John Buford during the Gettysburg Campaign and the three-day Battle of Gettysburg.
- The episode also parodies the film "Gettysburg" which Parker and Stone disliked.
- Just before the start of Operation Enduring Freedom, the “Gettysburg” reached her home port.
- Cooper lived much of his life in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.