Fredericksburg
US/ˈfɹɛ.dɹɪksˌbɜɹɡ/
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vernacular/ˈfɹɛ.d͡ʒɹɪksˌbɜɹɡ/
Fredericksburg proper noun: an unincorporated community in Alpine County, California.
Proper noun
Fredericksburg
- An unincorporated community in Alpine County, California.
- A census-designated place in Indiana; named for Frederick Royse, original owner of the town site.
- A city in Iowa; named for Frederick Padden, who platted the town.
- An unincorporated community in Gasconade County, Missouri.
- An unincorporated community in Mahoning County, Ohio.
- A village in Salt Creek township, Wayne County, Ohio; named for Jacob Frederick, who platted the village.
- A census-designated place in Blair County, Pennsylvania.
- A census-designated place in Crawford County, Pennsylvania.
- A census-designated place in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania; named for early settler Frederick Stump.
- A city, the county seat of Gillespie County, Texas; named for Prince Frederick of Prussia.
- An independent city in Virginia; named for Frederick, Prince of Wales.
Origin of Fredericksburg
From Frederick + -s- + -burg. The Texas city name comes from Texas German Friedrichsburg.
Questions about Fredericksburg
- What does Fredericksburg mean?
- Fredericksburg means an unincorporated community in Alpine County, California.
- What part of speech is Fredericksburg?
- Fredericksburg is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Fredericksburg?
- Fredericksburg is pronounced /ˈfɹɛ.dɹɪksˌbɜɹɡ/ (US).
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