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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • An independent city of northeast Virginia west of Alexandria. The Civil War Battles of Bull Run (called the Battles of Manassas by the Confederates) were fought nearby in July 1861 and August 1862.

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  • proper noun A city in the northeastern part of the state of Virginia in the United States

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