Spotsylvania

//ˌspɒt.sɪlˈveɪ.ni.ə// name

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    a battle in the American Civil War; see Battle of Spotsylvania Court House.
  2. 2
    a commuter rail station in Spotsylvania County, Virginia.

Synonyms

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battle of spotsylvania courthouse

Etymology

From Alexander Spotswood (British colonial Lieutenant Governor of Virginia). From Spotswood (“from Spots(wood)”) + sylvan (“pertaining to woods, forest”, from (Spots)wood) + -ia.

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spotsylvania countyspotsylvania courthouse

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