a town in NE Virginia, west of Alexandria: site of the victory of Confederate forces in the Battles of Bull Run, or First and Second Manassas (1861; 1862), during the American Civil War. Pop: 37 166 (2003 est)
Manassas in American English
(məˈnæsəs)
city in NE Va., near Bull Run: site of two Civil War battles in which Union forces were defeated: pop. 35,000