English Explanatory Dictionary

Fredericksburg

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An independent city in Virginia; named for Frederick, Prince of Wales.
  2. A city, the county seat of Gillespie County, Texas; named for Prince Frederick of Prussia.
  3. A census-designated place in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania; named for early settler Frederick Stump.
  4. A city in Iowa; named for Frederick Padden, who platted the town.
  5. A census-designated place in Crawford County, Pennsylvania.
  6. A village in Ohio; named for Jacob Frederick, who platted the village.
  7. A census-designated place in Indiana; named for Frederick Royse, original owner of the town site.

Pronunciation

/ˈfɹɛ.dɹɪksˌbɜɹɡ/ /ˈfɹɛ.d͡ʒɹɪksˌbɜɹɡ/

Word forms

Fredericksburg

Etymology

From Frederick + -s- + -burg. The Texas city name comes from Texas German Friedrichsburg.

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