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Manassas

[ muh-nas-uhs ]

noun

  1. a town in NE Virginia: battles of Bull Run 1861, 1862.


Manassas

/ məˈnæsəs /

noun

  1. a town in NE Virginia, west of Alexandria: site of the victory of Confederate forces in the Battles of Bull Run, or First and Second Manassas (1861; 1862), during the American Civil War. Pop: 37 166 (2003 est)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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The gunman’s father was later identified as Eric Mark Mitchell, 55, of Manassas.

I enjoyed watching Alexandria and Manassas slide by as we headed toward the Shenandoah Valley.

Either of the two candidates seeking to replace Parrish — Democratic council member Michelle Davis-Younger and Republican council member Theresa Coates Ellis — would become the first woman to hold the Manassas mayor’s seat.

After the summer’s protests in Manassas, Davis-Younger helped create an equity and inclusion task force that was charged with finding ways to bring more fairness into city policies.

Davis-Younger, 51, said she hopes to strike a balance between the different sides of Manassas.

The Zimmermans, George and his parents, Robert and Gladys, moved to Florida from the Manassas, Va., area about 10 years ago.

Eventually, it takes a toll on Coach Bill, and he decides to leave Manassas after their memorable 2009 season.

He learned about Gettysburg and Vicksburg, Manassas, and Antietam.

Manassas was the site of a key railroad junction, an important line of supply and communication.

On August 30, the Union troops made a second attempt to capture Manassas.

Six bodies, one Sunday, after the first battle of Manassas, were here in this broad aisle.

Beauregard, the rising star of the South, came from Charleston, to reap fresh laurels at Manassas.

On the morning of Sunday the twenty-first the brigade broke camp and commenced the march towards Manassas.

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