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How to pronounce gettysburg

IPA transcription: ['ɡɛtizbɚɡ]

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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

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.