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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- An independent city of southeast Virginia on the Appomattox River south of Richmond. It was captured by Union forces after a prolonged siege (June 15, 1864–April 3, 1865) near the end of the Civil War.
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- proper noun a
city inVirginia ; various other towns and cities - proper noun a
campaign in theAmerican Civil War - proper noun
Saint Petersburg , formerlyLeningrad , a city inRussia
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a town in southeastern Virginia (south of Richmond); scene of heavy fighting during the American Civil War
- noun the final campaign of the American Civil War (1864-65); Union forces under Grant besieged and finally defeated Confederate forces under Lee
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Examples
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SAINT PETERSBURG (AFP) - Around 200 activists gathered Sunday in the centre of the Russian city of Saint Petersburg to protest the impact on the environment of a series of government projects.
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PETERSBURG -- A Prince George County man who robbed or attempted to rob four people in four days as part of his initiation into a Bloods-affiliated gang in Petersburg pleaded guilty today to seven felonies, including criminal gang participation.
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PETERSBURG, W. Va - The West Virginia Board of Funeral Service Examiners held a hearing Wednesday in Charleston to determine if a Petersburg funeral home violated state code.
Daily News-Record 2009
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A site in Petersburg is trying to get them to release data, but the city there is dragging their heels, too.
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One of its first-rate establishments, the Community of St. Georges, in Petersburg, is under the high patronage of the Princess Eugenie of
Art and Handicraft in the Woman's Building of the World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893 1894
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After graduating from college, he worked in Petersburg, Alaska, as a cab driver; in Austin, Texas, as a groundskeeper; and in Manhattan, as tutor in German and Spanish.
John Wray biography 2009
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A small plane crashed in Petersburg Nj after taking off in Woodbine during an apparent lull in the storm.
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A small plane crashed in Petersburg Nj after taking off in Woodbine during an apparent lull in the storm.
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Here's where the story goes completely off the rails, as St Petersburg is thrown into a bloody conflict pitting living against undead.
‘Pride And Prejudice And Zombies’ Marks The Dawn Of Zombified Literary Classics! » MTV Movies Blog 2009
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A second state water permit hearing is coming up November 10 in Petersburg to accept more comments about how the East Fork project would affect flooding, human safety, and fish, wildlife, and plant resources.
Carol Polsgrove: Indiana Farmers Fear a Cost-Cutting Plan to Carry I-69 Across a Floodplain on a Causeway Carol Polsgrove 2010
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