Vicksburg
noun
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Sense 1 noun
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
Types & categories
- town instance hypernym
Parts & wholes
- Magnolia State part holonym
Sense 2 noun
a decisive battle in the American Civil War (1863); after being besieged for nearly seven weeks the Confederates surrendered
Types & categories
- siege instance hypernym
Parts & wholes
- American Civil War part holonym
Related & opposite
- Magnolia State domain region
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | Magnolia State |
| 1 | instance hypernym | Types & categories | town |
| 2 | domain region | Related & opposite | Magnolia State |
| 2 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | American Civil War |
| 2 | instance hypernym | Types & categories | siege |