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ABILENE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A town in central Kansas to the west of Topeka; home of Dwight D. Eisenhower
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
town (an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city)
Holonyms ("Abilene" is a part of...):
Kan.; Kansas; KS; Sunflower State (a state in midwestern United States)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)
Holonyms ("Abilene" is a part of...):
Lone-Star State; Tex.; Texas; TX (the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico)