Manassas
[ muh-nas-uhs ]
/ məˈnæs əs /
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noun
a town in NE Virginia: battles of Bull Run 1861, 1862.
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Manassas
/ (məˈnæsəs) /
noun
a town in NE Virginia, west of Alexandria: site of the victory of Confederate forces in the Battles of Bull Run, or First and Second Manassas (1861; 1862), during the American Civil War. Pop: 37 166 (2003 est)
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