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DECATUR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A town in northern Alabama on the Tennessee River
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
town (an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city)
Holonyms ("Decatur" is a part of...):
AL; Ala.; Alabama; Camellia State; Heart of Dixie (a state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A city in central Illinois; Abraham Lincoln practiced law here
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 ("Decatur" is a part of...):
IL; Ill.; Illinois; Land of Lincoln; Prairie State (a midwestern state in north-central United States)
Sense 3
Meaning:
United States naval officer remembered for his heroic deeds (1779-1820)
Synonyms:
Decatur; Stephen Decatur
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
naval officer (an officer in the navy)
