noun
1. 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
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑town
• Part Holonyms: ↑Mississippi, ↑Magnolia State, ↑MS
2. a decisive battle in the American Civil War (1863); after being besieged for nearly seven weeks the Confederates surrendered
• Syn: ↑siege of Vicksburg
• Regions: ↑Mississippi, ↑Magnolia State, ↑MS
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑siege, ↑besieging, ↑beleaguering, ↑military blockade
• Part Holonyms: ↑American Civil War, ↑United States Civil War, ↑War between the States
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Vicksburg [Vicksburg]
a city on the ↑Mississippi River in the US state of ↑Mississippi. During the Civil War it was captured after the US army of General Grant had surrounded it for seven months. This gave the Union control of the river and split the ↑Confederate States. The Vicksburg National Military Park is a popular tourist attraction.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.