noun
a Confederate victory in the American Civil War (1863); Confederate forces under Braxton Bragg defeated Union forces
• Syn: ↑battle of Chickamauga
• Regions: ↑Alabama, ↑Heart of Dixie, ↑Camellia State, ↑AL
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑pitched battle
• Part Holonyms: ↑American Civil War, ↑United States Civil War, ↑War between the States
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\\ˌchikəˈmȯgə\ noun (plural chickamauga or chickamaugas)Usage: usually capitalized
1. : a Cherokee people living near the present location of Chattanooga, Tenn.
2. : a member of the Chickamauga people
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/chik'euh maw"geuh/, n.
a creek in NW Georgia: scene of a Confederate victory 1863.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.