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

On Saturday, hundreds of people, including Confederate reenactors, gathered to pay their respects to the general at a ceremony in Fairview Cemetery in Culpeper, Hill’s hometown, The Free Lance-Star reported.

From Washington Times • Jan. 23, 2023

They hoped to move it to a battlefield, also in Culpeper, according to news outlets.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 12, 2022

Hill’s remains, which were buried under the memorial, will be reinterred at a cemetery in his hometown of Culpeper.

From Washington Post • Dec. 12, 2022

“No. Virginia. Both of them lived in Virginia, her people and his. Down around Culpeper somewhere. Charlemagne or something like that.”

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison

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