"Spotsylvania" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Alexander Spotswood (British colonial Lieutenant Governor of Virginia). From Spotswood (“from Spots(wood)”) + sylvan (“pertaining to woods, forest, from (Spots)wood”) + -ia. Etymology templates: {{gloss|British colonial Lieutenant Governor of Virginia}} (British colonial Lieutenant Governor of Virginia), {{af|en|Spotswood|sylvan|-ia|gloss1=from Spots(wood)|gloss2=pertaining to woods, forest, from (Spots)wood}} Spotswood (“from Spots(wood)”) + sylvan (“pertaining to woods, forest, from (Spots)wood”) + -ia Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Spotsylvania
  1. a battle in the American Civil War; see Battle of Spotsylvania Court House. Categories (topical): American Civil War
    Sense id: en-Spotsylvania-en-name-zdW7qGtu Disambiguation of American Civil War: 62 38
  2. a commuter rail station in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. Related terms: Spotsylvania County, Spotsylvania Courthouse, Pennsylvania, Pittsylvania, Transylvania, Sylvania
    Sense id: en-Spotsylvania-en-name-LRj8-W4Q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ia, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 65 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ia: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 65
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