VICKSBURG

Vicksburg, siege of Vicksburg

(noun) a decisive battle in the American Civil War (1863); after being besieged for nearly seven weeks the Confederates surrendered

Vicksburg

(noun) a town in western Mississippi on bluffs above the Mississippi River to the west of Jackson; focus of an important campaign during the American Civil War as the Union fought to control the Mississippi River and so to cut the Confederacy into two halves

Source: WordNet® 3.1



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8 January 2025

SYCAMORE

(noun) Eurasian maple tree with pale grey bark that peels in flakes like that of a sycamore tree; leaves with five ovate lobes yellow in autumn


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Coffee Trivia

Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.

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