Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun spotsylvania

2 senses of spotsylvania

Sense 1
Spotsylvania -- (a village in northeastern Virginia where battles were fought during the American Civil War)
       INSTANCE OF=> village, hamlet -- (a settlement smaller than a town)

Sense 2
Spotsylvania, battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse -- (a battle between the armies of Grant and Lee during the Wilderness Campaign)
       INSTANCE OF=> pitched battle -- (a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place)