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Abilene

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Ab·i·lene  (b-ln)
1. A city of central Kansas west of Topeka. Dwight D. Eisenhower lived in Abilene during his youth; the Eisenhower Center includes his family homestead, a museum and library, and his grave. Population: 6,440.
2. 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. Population: 115,000.
Abilene [ˈæbɪˌliːn]
n
(Placename) a city in central Texas. Pop.: 115 930 (2000)
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Noun1.AbileneAbilene - a city in central Texas              
Lone-Star State, Texas, TX - the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico
2.AbileneAbilene - a town in central Kansas to the west of Topeka; home of Dwight D. Eisenhower
Kansas, KS, Sunflower State - a state in midwestern United States


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