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Definition the Gettysburg Address in American English

the Gettysburg Address

/ˌɡetizbɜrɡ əˈdres/
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an important speech that was given by President Abraham Lincoln in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, during the Civil War in 1863. It includes the famous expression "government of the people, by the people, for the people."

Definition the Gettysburg Address in American English