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Noun Concept
Categories: Articles with short description, National personifications, National symbols of the Confederate States, American folklore, Military slang and jargon
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Rebel  Reb  Johnny Reb  Johnny  greyback
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`Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `greyback' derived from their grey Confederate uniforms WordNet 3.0
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`Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `greyback' derived from their grey Confederate uniforms WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Johnny Reb is the national personification of the common soldier of the Confederacy. Wikipedia
Personification of a Confederate soldier in the American Civil War Wikipedia Disambiguation
A Confederate soldier; nickname used by the Union soldiers in the American Civil War (1861-1865). Wiktionary
A Confederate soldier; of the Confederate States of America; of the American Civil War. Wiktionary
A Confederate soldier during the US Civil War (because of the grey uniforms). Wiktionary
IS A
Confederate soldier
personification
USAGE DOMAIN
colloquialism
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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Rebel, Reb, Johnny Reb, Johnny, greyback
Wikipedia
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Johnny Reb
Wikidata
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Johnny Reb
Wiktionary
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greyback, Johnny, Rebel
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Johnny Rebel

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