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Gettysburg

Gettysburg

26 5.5
A small town in southern Pennsylvania known for a major Civil War battlefield and national cemetery
  • proper noun
  • /ˈɡɛtɪsbɜrɡ/
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  • "We are met on a great battlefield," he said at Gettysburg, to dedicate a cemetery filled with the graves of patriots.
  • Gettysburg Address
  • Gettysburg Battlefield
  • Gettysburg College

Her grandfather was actually a minister in Gettysburg during the Battle of Gettysburg.

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Examples

  • When I was eleven, I memorized the Gettysburg Address.

    Heavens Fall (2006)

  • Many tourists visit Gettysburg to learn about its historical significance.

  • Her grandfather was actually a minister in Gettysburg during the Battle of Gettysburg.

    Harvard University

  • It's 80 miles from here to Gettysburg.

    Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012)

  • I'm a long way from Gettysburg.

    Major Dundee (1965)

  • Some little town in Pennsylvania called Gettysburg.

    Gone with the Wind (1939)

  • On Friday, July 17, Union troops returned from Gettysburg and managed to restore order.

    Academic text (2005)

  • He lost his leg in Gettysburg, lost his arm in another battle.

  • The first photo tour of conference week is an all-day tour of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, on Sunday, September 3.

    Academic text (2006)

  • Historian Allen Guelzo teaches at Gettysburg College and is the author of several award-winning books on the Civil War.

    Death of a Nation (2018)

Compounds

Gettysburg Address
8 4.7

A short famous speech by Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg in 1863 to honor soldiers who died

Battle of Gettysburg
3 5.1

A major 1863 battle in the American Civil War where the Union army defeated General Lee

Surface Forms

Gettysburg main

Morphology

Gettysburg = Getty + burg (semi-transparent) = Getty + burg

Formally composed of the surname 'Getty' + place-name element '-burg' where '-burg' signals a town, but the personal-name component does not convey general semantic content to learners.

Etymology

Gettysburg comes from the name of Samuel Gettys, an early settler, and the old word burg meaning 'town' or 'fort', so Gettysburg originally meant 'Gettys's town'.