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Decatur

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Noun

1. decatur, stephen decatur

United States naval officer remembered for his heroic deeds (1779-1820)

2. decatur

a city in central Illinois; Abraham Lincoln practiced law here

3. decatur

a town in northern Alabama on the Tennessee River

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Decatur

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noun
Stephen. 1779–1820, US naval officer, noted for his raid on Tripoli harbour (1804) and his role in the War of 1812

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Decatur

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Stephen1779-1820; U.S. naval officer
city in central Ill.: pop. 82,000

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Decatur

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American naval officer noted for his victories in the War of 1812 and in two wars against the Barbary States (1803-1805 and 1815).
1. A city of northern Alabama on the Tennessee River north of Birmingham near Huntsville. Most of the original city was destroyed during the Civil War.
2. A city of central Illinois east of Springfield on the Sangamon River. Abraham Lincoln practiced law here.

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