| NOUN | location | Vicksburg | a town in western Mississippi on bluffs above the Mississippi River to the west of Jackson |
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| act | Vicksburg, siege of Vicksburg | a decisive battle in the American Civil War (1863) |
| Sounds | vih'ksberg | |
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| Rhymes | berg / Berg ... Weinberg: 44 rhymes with erg... | |
| Meaning | A town in western Mississippi on bluffs above the Mississippi River to the west of Jackson; focus of an important campaign during the American Civil War as the Union fought to control the Mississippi River and so to cut the Confederacy into two halves. | |
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| Instance of | town | An urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city |
| Part of | Mississippi, Magnolia State, MS, Miss. | A state in the Deep South on the gulf of Mexico |
| Meaning | A decisive battle in the American Civil War (1863); after being besieged for nearly seven weeks the Confederates surrendered. | |
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| Synonym | siege of Vicksburg | |
| Instance of | siege, besieging, beleaguering, military blockade | The action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack |
| Part of | American Civil War, United States Civil War, War between the States | civil war in the United States between the North and the South |
| Region | Mississippi, Magnolia State, MS, Miss. | A state in the Deep South on the gulf of Mexico |
| Spanish | asedio de Vicksburg | |
| Catalan | Setge de Vicksburg | |
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