Spotsylvania n 1: a village in northeastern Virginia where battles were fought during the American Civil War 2: a battle between the armies of Grant and Lee during the Wilderness Campaign [syn: {Spotsylvania}, {battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse}]
Spotsylvania -- U.S. County in Virginia Population (2000): 90395 Housing Units (2000): 33329 Land area (2000): 400.861673 sq. miles (1038.226922 sq. km) Water area (2000): 11.408287 sq. miles (29.547326 sq. km) Total area (2000): 412.269960 sq. miles (1067.774248 sq. km) Located within: Virginia (VA), FIPS 51 Location: 38.213368 N, 77.597625 W Headwords: Spotsylvania Spotsylvania, VA Spotsylvania County Spotsylvania County, VA