Gettysburg

/ˈɡɛtɪzbɜːrɡ/ proper noun

Definition

A town in Pennsylvania where the largest and most important battle of the American Civil War took place in 1863.

Etymology

Named after James Getty, an early settler, plus the Germanic suffix '-burg' meaning town or fortress, the place name evolved as English communities adopted the colonial naming tradition.

Kelly Says

The Gettysburg Address is only 272 words but is considered one of the greatest speeches in human history—Lincoln used it to redefine the Civil War's purpose from just saving the Union to creating a new nation based on equality.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ግ Gettysburg
g-i-get-tis-burg
ARالعربية
جيتسبرغ
jit-si-bur-gh
BNবাংলা
গেটিসবার্গ
ge-ti-s-bar-g
CACatalà
Gettysburg
get-i-sburg
CSČeština
Gettysburg
get-i-sburg
DADansk
Gettysburg
get-i-sburg
DEDeutsch
Gettysburg
get-i-sburg
ELΕλληνικά
Γετισβουργκ
ye-tis-burg
ESEspañol
Gettysburg
get-i-sburg
FAفارسی
گتیسب urg
get-i-s-burg
FISuomi
Gettysburg
get-i-sburg
FRFrançais
Gettysburg
geti-sburg
GUGU
ગેટીસબર્ગ
ge-tis-burg
HAHA
Gettysburg
get-i-sburg
HEעברית
גטיסבורג
ge-tis-burg
HIहिन्दी
गेटीस्बर्ग
ge-ti-s-burg
HUMagyar
Gettysburg
get-i-sburg
IDBahasa Indonesia
Gettysburg
get-i-sburg
IGIG
Gettysburg
get-i-sburg
ITItaliano
Gettysburg
get-i-sburg
JA日本語
ゲティスバーグ
get-ti-su-ba-gu
KKKK
Gettysburg
get-i-sburg
KMKM
Gettisborg
get-tis-borg
KO한국어
게티즈버그
ge-ti-jeu-be-geu
MRMR
गेटीस्बर्ग
ge-tis-burg
MSBahasa Melayu
Gettysburg
get-i-sburg
MYမြန်မာ
ဂေတီစဘတ်
ga-ti-s-bat
NLNederlands
Gettysburg
get-i-sburg
NONorsk
Gettysburg
get-i-sburg
PAPA
ਗੇਟੀਸਬਰਗ
get-i-s-burg
PLPolski
Gettysburg
get-i-sburg
PTPortuguês
Gettysburg
geti-sburg
RORomână
Gettysburg
get-i-sburg
RUРусский
Геттисбург
get-tis-burg
SVSvenska
Gettysburg
get-i-sburg
SWKiswahili
Gettysburg
get-i-sburg
TAதமிழ்
கெட்டீஸ்பர்க்
ket-tees-par-k
TEతెలుగు
గెటీస్బర్గ్
ge-tees-bur-g
THไทย
เก็ตติสเบิร์ก
get-ti-s-berk
TLTL
Gettysburg
get-i-sburg
TRTürkçe
Gettysburg
getti-sburg
UKУкраїнська
Геттісбург
get-tis-burg
URاردو
جيتسبرگ
jit-si-berg
VITiếng Việt
Gettysburg
get-i-sburg
YOYO
Gettysburg
get-i-sburg
ZH中文
格蒂斯堡
ge-di-si-bao
ZUZU
Gettysburg
get-i-sburg

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