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AMBROSE EVERETT BURNSIDE

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AMBROSE EVERETT BURNSIDE (noun)
  The noun AMBROSE EVERETT BURNSIDE has 1 sense:

1. United States general in the American Civil War who was defeated by Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Fredericksburg (1824-1881)play

  Familiarity information: AMBROSE EVERETT BURNSIDE used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


AMBROSE EVERETT BURNSIDE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

United States general in the American Civil War who was defeated by Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Fredericksburg (1824-1881)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

A. E. Burnside; Ambrose Everett Burnside; Burnside

Instance hypernyms:

full general; general (a general officer of the highest rank)


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