Culpeper

American

[kuhl-pep-er] / ˈkʌlˌpɛp ər /

noun

Thomas 2nd Baron Culpeper of Thoresway, 1635–89, English colonial governor of Virginia 1680–83.

Culpeper British

/ ˈkʌlpɛpə /

noun

Nicholas. 1616–54, English herbalist and astrologer; his unauthorized translation (1649) of the College of Physicians' Pharmacopoeia and his Herbal (1653) popularized herbalism

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Republican candidate Derrick Anderson and Democrat Eugene Vindman are fighting to represent Virginia's 7th district, which encompasses Fredericksburg and Culpeper in the northern part of the state.

From BBC • Nov. 6, 2024

The field includes four current and former elected officials from Prince William County, a northern Virginia suburb constituting more than a third of the district stretching south past Fredericksburg and west past Culpeper.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 6, 2024

Mr. Jenkins is also alleged to have helped Mr. Rahim get his firearm rights restored by Culpeper County Circuit Court.

From Washington Times • Jun. 29, 2023

Some school districts, like Culpeper County Public Schools, said they didn’t plan to offer the AP course because they already offer the state’s African American History elective course.

From Washington Post • Mar. 8, 2023

In Roanoke, Petersburg, Culpeper he’d asked for a town named Charlemagne.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison

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