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Harrisonburg

American  
[har-uh-suhn-burg] / ˈhær ə sənˌbɜrg /

noun

  1. a city in N Virginia.


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This February in Harrisonburg, Va., Abe Hartzler had to wear a size 3XL hot-pink jersey that says “loser” to church.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025

It’s probably safe to assume that Chesney will retain at least a decent chunk of his current staff as part of a cross-country move from Harrisonburg, Va.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2025

Turner Ashby was a Confederate cavalry officer who was killed in battle in 1862 near Harrisonburg, Virginia.

From Seattle Times • May 10, 2024

JMU is a public university in Harrisonburg, Va., in the Shenandoah Valley, with about 20,000 undergraduates and more than 2,000 graduate students.

From Washington Post • Feb. 3, 2023

By nine o’clock in the morning, we were finally deep enough into Harrisonburg to find its pulse of life.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken