Added 9 October 2026 gettysburg noun Categories: PlacesActionsRare Words noun ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about gettysburg at Wordnik → Where our words come from → A small town in southern Pennsylvania; site of a national cemetery. A battle of the American Civil War (1863); the defeat of Robert E. Lee's invading Confederate Army was a major victory for the Union. Related Words: clashengagementbattleconfrontationconflictskirmishfightcombatstrugglemeleefray Back to today's word