Associations to the word «Abilene»

Wiktionary

ABILENE, proper noun. (biblical) A region of Syria south and southeast of Damascus.
ABILENE, proper noun. A city of west-central Texas west-southwest of Fort Worth; founded in 1881 with the coming of the railroad, the city first prospered as a shipping center for cattle.
ABILENE, proper noun. A city in Kansas.
ABILENE, adjective. (archaeology) Belonging to a prehistoric culture of central Texas, characterized by oval grinding stones.

Dictionary definition

ABILENE, noun. A city in central Texas.
ABILENE, noun. A town in central Kansas to the west of Topeka; home of Dwight D. Eisenhower.

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