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Definition of Decatur
1. Noun. United States naval officer remembered for his heroic deeds (1779-1820).
2. Noun. A city in central Illinois; Abraham Lincoln practiced law here.
Group relationships: Il, Illinois, Land Of Lincoln, Prairie State
3. Noun. A town in northern Alabama on the Tennessee River.
Definition of Decatur
1. Proper noun. A city in Georgia, United States ¹
2. Proper noun. A city in Alabama, United States ¹
3. Proper noun. (surname) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Decatur
Literary usage of Decatur
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1886)
"887 Paris and Decatur bonds and took from them this receipt: [472] what was
contracted for ... The exchanges made of the Paris and Decatur bonds " Received ..."
2. The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans ...by John Howard Brown by John Howard Brown (1904)
"Decatur troubles with France, 1798-1801, and after the peace establishment ...
His grandfather Decatur was a French naval officer who came to America about ..."
3. Annual Report by Illinois Farmers' Institute (1916)
"Moffett, Decatur; Josephus Ash, Harristown; JF Watkins, Hickory Point; CH Faith,
... Decatur. Decatur is worthy of the attention of every visitor to the ..."
4. The National Portrait Gallery of Distinguished Americansby James Herring, James Barton Longacre by James Herring, James Barton Longacre (1854)
"STEPHEN Decatur was born in the county of Worcester, upon the eastern shore of
... Shortly after this, Lieutenant Decatur conceived the daring project of ..."
5. History of the American Privateers, and Letters-of-marque: During Our War by George Coggeshall (1856)
"The Decatur was cruising in the track of the West India traders, on their return
passage to England. On the 5th of August, 1813, when in latitude 23°4' ..."
6. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1922)
"Actions by the Mayor, etc., of College Park and by the Town oí Decatur, respectively,
against the Georgia Railway & Power Company. ..."
7. The Library of American Biography edited by Jared Sparks (1846)
"Decatur takes Command of the President. — Expeditions to the Chesapeake and
Mississippi. ... Courteous Reception of Decatur. — He is sent Home in a Frigate. ..."
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