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ABILENE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Abilene mean? 

ABILENE (noun)
  The noun ABILENE has 2 senses:

1. a city in central Texasplay

2. a town in central Kansas to the west of Topeka; home of Dwight D. Eisenhowerplay

  Familiarity information: ABILENE used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ABILENE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A city in central Texas

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)

Holonyms ("Abilene" is a part of...):

Lone-Star State; Tex.; Texas; TX (the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico)


Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

town (an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city)

Holonyms ("Abilene" is a part of...):

Kan.; Kansas; KS; Sunflower State (a state in midwestern United States)


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