Culpeper

American  

[kuhl-pep-er] / ˈkʌlˌpɛp ər /

noun

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

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Culpeper British  

/ ˈkʌlpɛpə /

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

Jenkins was elected sheriff of Culpeper County in 2011 and took office in January 2012.

From BBC

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

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

The Virginia facility, which serves as a training hub for regional National Guard units among other functions, had previously honored Culpeper, Virginia-born Gen. Ambrose Powell Hill, a West Point graduate and Mexican War veteran who served under Stonewall Jackson and fought in some of the Civil War’s most notable battles.

From Washington Times

Culpeper County Sheriff Scott Jenkins is charged in a 16-count indictment, along with three businessmen who are accused of paying bribes to Jenkins.

From Seattle Times