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Fredericksburg

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[fred-riks-burg, fred-er-iks-] / ˈfrɛd rɪksˌbɜrg, ˈfrɛd ər ɪks- /

noun

  1. a city in NE Virginia, on the Rappahannock River: scene of a Confederate victory 1862.


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The couple had initially made an offer on a townhouse near Fredericksburg, Va., in September.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 31, 2025

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

When the pandemic killed her personal training business in Fredericksburg, Va., she moved to Florida, taking a job at a sports medicine clinic near Jacksonville.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 14, 2024

Get ready for our first SkyTree fair at a public school in Fredericksburg, Virginia!

From Washington Times • Nov. 16, 2023

Fredericksburg had been undertaken with little probability of success, the papers claimed; nothing could have been expected under the shabby plans—if, indeed, they were plans—other than appalling slaughter.

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt

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