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Decatur

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De·ca·tur  (d-ktr)
1. A city of northern Alabama on the Tennessee River north of Birmingham. Most of the original city was destroyed during the Civil War. Population: 55,800.
2. A city of central Illinois east of Springfield. Abraham Lincoln practiced law here. Population: 77,000.

Decatur, Stephen 1779-1820.
American naval officer known for his heroic deeds in the Tripolitan War, the War of 1812, and skirmishes against the Barbary pirates.
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Noun1.DecaturDecatur - United States naval officer remembered for his heroic deeds (1779-1820)
2.Decatur - a city in central Illinois; Abraham Lincoln practiced law here
IL, Illinois, Land of Lincoln, Prairie State - a midwestern state in north-central United States
3.Decatur - a town in northern Alabama on the Tennessee River
Alabama, Camellia State, Heart of Dixie, AL - a state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War


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