Petersburg

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noun

1. a town in southeastern Virginia (south of Richmond);
scene of heavy fighting during the American Civil War
• Instance Hypernyms:
town
• Part Holonyms:
Virginia, Old Dominion, Old Dominion State, VA
2. the final campaign of the American Civil War (1864-65);
Union forces under Grant besieged and finally defeated Confederate forces under Lee
• Syn:
Petersburg Campaign
• Regions:
Virginia, Old Dominion, Old Dominion State, VA
• Instance Hypernyms:
campaign, military campaign, siege, besieging, beleaguering, military blockade
• Part Holonyms:
American Civil War, United States Civil War, War between the States