the gettysburg address

  • 1(the) Gettysburg Address — the Gettysburg Address UK [ˌɡetɪzbɜː(r)ɡ əˈdres] US [ˌɡetizbɜrɡ əˈdres] an important speech that was given by the US President Abraham Lincoln in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, during the Civil War in 1863. It includes the famous expression… …

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  • 2the Gettysburg Address — UK [ˌɡetɪzbɜː(r)ɡ əˈdres] / US [ˌɡetɪzbɜrɡ əˈdres] an important speech that was given by the US President Abraham Lincoln in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, during the Civil War in 1863. It includes the famous expression government of the people, by… …

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  • 3Gettysburg Address — For the text of the Gettysburg Address, see Gettysburg Address at Wikisource. Main article: Consecration of the National Cemetery at Gettysburg The only confirmed photo of Abraham Lincoln (circled) at Gettysburg, taken about noon, just after… …

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  • 4Gettysburg Address — the notable short speech made by President Lincoln on November 19, 1863, at the dedication of the national cemetery at Gettysburg, Pa. * * * (Nov. 19, 1863) Speech by Pres. Abraham Lincoln at the dedication of a cemetery at Gettysburg, Pa., for… …

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  • 5Gettysburg Address — prop. n. The popular name of a speech given by Abraham Lincoln on November 19, 1863, on the battlefield near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA, as part of a ceremony to dedicate a portion of that battlefield as a cemetary for soldiers who died… …

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  • 6Gettysburg Address — Bürgerkriegsmahnmal auf dem Schlachtfeld von Gettysburg …

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  • 7Gettysburg Address — famous speech about the Civil War made by President Abraham Lincoln on the 19th of November 1863 at the dedication of the Gettysburg National Cemetery …

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  • 8Gettysburg Address — noun a three minute address by Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War at the dedication of a national cemetery on the site of the Battle of Gettysburg (November 19, 1863) • Instance Hypernyms: ↑address, ↑speech …

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  • 9Gettysburg Address — Get|tys|burg Ad|dress, the a famous speech made by Abraham Lincoln in 1863 in the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. He expressed his grief for the soldiers killed in the American Civil War, and talked about the principles that they died for, in… …

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  • 10Gettysburg Address, the — Get|tys|burg Ad|dress, the [ ,getizbɜrg ə dres ] an important speech that was given by President Abraham Lincoln in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, during the Civil War in 1863. It includes the famous expression government of the people, by the people …

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