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Chickamauga

name · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

name

Meaning 1

A city in Walker County, Georgia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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name

Meaning 2

A battle that was fought near there, in 1863.

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name

Meaning 3

Chickamauga Creek, either of two short tributaries of the Tennessee River.

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noun

Meaning 4

A certain group of the Cherokee people.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

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noun

Meaning 5

a Confederate victory in the American Civil War (1863); Confederate forces under Braxton Bragg defeated Union forces

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: battle of Chickamauga

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Broader terms: pitched battle

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Cherokee: ᏥᎦᎹᎦ (tsigamaga) — Translations