Definitions for gettysburg
ˈgɛt ɪzˌbɜrgget·tys·burg

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.6 / 5 votes

1. Gettysburgnoun

   a small town in southern Pennsylvania; site of a national cemetery

2. Gettysburg, Battle of Gettysburgnoun

   a battle of the American Civil War (1863); the defeat of Robert E. Lee's invading Confederate Army was a major victory for the Union

GCIDERate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Gettysburgnoun

   The name of a battle of the American Civil War fought in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylavania, in 1863. At this battle, the defeat of General Robert E. Lee's invading Confederate army was a major victory for the Union, and is considered by many a turning point in the war, after which victory by the Confederacy was no longer thought possible; as, many thousands died at Gettysburg. See also Gettysburg Address.

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1. gettysburg

   Gettysburg is a small town in Pennsylvania, United States, known for the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863 during the American Civil War. This Battle of Gettysburg was a turning point in the war and is often described as the war's most significant battle. Gettysburg is also known for the Gettysburg Address, a famous speech delivered by President Abraham Lincoln at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery.

WikidataRate this definition:4.7 / 3 votes

1. Gettysburg

   Gettysburg is a borough in and the county seat of Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States, and the eponym for the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg and President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. The town hosts visitors to the Gettysburg National Battlefield in the Gettysburg National Military Park and has three institutions of higher learning: Lutheran Theological Seminary, Gettysburg College, and Harrisburg Area Community College. Many roads radiate from Gettysburg, providing hub-like access to Washington, D.C. 75 miles, Baltimore 55 miles, Harrisburg 37 miles, Carlisle 27 miles, Frederick and Hagerstown, Maryland 32 miles and Hanover, Pennsylvania 14 miles. York is 30 miles east on the Lincoln Highway and Chambersburg is 25 miles west on the Lincoln Highway, the first transcontinental U.S. highway. Today the borough is a 2¹⁄2 hour drive from Philadelphia and a 3¹⁄2 hour drive from Pittsburgh via the Pennsylvania Turnpike and U.S. Route 15. Gettysburg Regional Airport, a small general aviation airport, is located 2 miles west of Gettysburg.

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. Gettysburg

   a town in Pennsylvania, built on a group of hills 50 m. SW. of Harrisburg; during the Civil War it was the scene of General Meade's famous victory over the Confederates under General Lee on July 3, 1863.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. gettysburg

   Capital of Adams Co., Pa., situated near the southern border of the State, 8 miles from “Mason and Dixon’s line.” Here three days’ severe fighting took place on July 1-3, 1863, between the invading Confederate army under Gens. Lee, Longstreet, and Ewell, and the Federals under Gen. George G. Meade.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of gettysburg in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

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   The numerical value of gettysburg in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of gettysburg in a Sentence

1. Eric Rassbach:

   The Pledge-in the tradition of Washington's Farewell Address or Lincoln's Gettysburg Address-is not a prayer to God, but a statement about who we are as a nation. Dissenters have every right to sit out the Pledge, but they can't silence everyone else.

2. Katie Lawhon:

   It is upholding the highest level of what the Army says is honorable service. the story of his valor and sacrifice at the center of the Union battle line ... is a very inspiring story to a lot of people who study Gettysburg.

3. Katie Lawhon:

   The story of his valor and sacrifice at the center of the Union battle line ... is a very inspiring story to a lot of people who study Gettysburg.

4. Stephen Breyer:

   I will tell you what Lincolnthought and what Washingtonthought and what people todaystill think.It's an experiment, associated Press's an experiment.That's what they said.And Joanna [ Breyer's wife ] paid each of our grandchildrencertain amount of money tomemorize the Gettysburg Address.What I want the students to pickup, if I can remember, are thefirst two lines, ‘ Four score andseven years ago, our forefathersbrought upon -- created a newcountry.A country that was dedicated toliberty and the proposition thatall men are created equal.Conceived in liberty. ’.

5. Jill Biden:

   War and conflict, death and loss are not relics of our American history; they're a part of Americans' story. Here in Arlington lie heroes who gave what President Lincoln called ‘the last full measure of devotion,’ they did not only die at Gettysburg or in Flanders Field or on the beaches of Normandy, but in the mountains of Afghanistan, the deserts of Iraq in the last 20 years.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=gettysburg
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=gettysburg
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=gettysburg
5. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Gettysburg
6. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html