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Definition of Abilene

1. Noun. A city in central Texas.

2. Noun. A town in central Kansas to the west of Topeka; home of Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Definition of Abilene

1. 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. ¹

2. Proper noun. A city in Kansas. ¹

3. Adjective. Belonging to a prehistoric culture of central Texas, characterized by oval grinding stones. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Abilene

Abidji Abie Abies alba Abies amabilis Abies balsamea Abies bracteata Abies concolor Abies fraseri Abies grandis Abies lasiocarpa

Abies lowiana Abies venusta Abigail Abigaille Abila Abilene (current term) Abimelech Abington Abipones Abipón

Abitibi Abitibian Abitibis Abiturient Abkhas Abkhasian Abkhasians Abkhaz Abkhazia Abkhazian

Literary usage of Abilene

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Connecticut Common School Journal by Henry Barnard, Connecticut, Board of Commissioners of Common Schools (1862)
"Abilene—BIBLICAL GEOGRAPHY. WE are now reading, as part of the morning devotions of school— the Scripture selection for the day—the Gospels in Chronological ..."

2. Year Book for Texas by Cadwell Walton Raines (1903)
"A survey of the land donated by the citizens of Abilene, and the plans and ... A contract has been made with the city of Abilene, at the rate of three cents ..."

3. The University Geological Survey of Kansas by Erasmus Haworth, Kansas Geological Survey (1902)
"The water is hauled from the wells to the bottling plant in Abilene. The only treatment it receives is a careful filtration through sand and charcoal, ..."

4. Adventure Guide to Texas by Kimberly Young (1999)
"Second, 14 miles north of present-day Abilene, Fort Phantom Hill, ... Abilene arose between the two failed towns. The railroad came through in 1881, ..."

5. The Story of the 139th Infantry by Clair Kenamore (1920)
"A. Abilene, Kans. 3rd Kans, to MG BN. A. Carrollton, Mo. 4th Mo. St.M-GSW Argonne. ... St.M- GSW and taken prisoner in Ar- gonne. Abilene, Kans.. 3rd Kans. ..."

6. The Christian Library: A Reprint of Popular Religious Works by Jonathan Going (1836)
"We, however, reached Abilene ; and, perceiving still that there was reason to be dissatisfied with ... This is NOT the Abilene of Scripture : (Luke iii. 1. ..."

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