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siege of Vicksburg, n.
a decisive battle in the American Civil War (1863); after being besieged for nearly seven weeks the Confederates surrendered
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Vicksburg
siege of Vicksburg
semantic pointers
instance hypernym
siege, besieging, beleaguering, military blockade
part holonym
American Civil War, United States Civil War, War between the States
domain of synset (region)
Mississippi, Magnolia State, MS, Miss.