Spotsylvania

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UK/ˌspɒt.sɪlˈveɪ.ni.ə/UK/-.njə/US/ˌspɑt.sɪlˈveɪ.ni.ə/

proper noun

a battle in the American Civil War; see Battle of Spotsylvania Court House.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. a battle in the American Civil War; see Battle of Spotsylvania Court House.
  2. a commuter rail station in Spotsylvania County, Virginia.

Origin

From Alexander Spotswood (British colonial Lieutenant Governor of Virginia). From Spotswood (“from Spots(wood)”) + sylvan (“pertaining to woods, forest”, from (Spots)wood) + -ia.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

Spotsylvania. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Spotsylvania

MLA

“Spotsylvania.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Spotsylvania. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Spotsylvania,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Spotsylvania.

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