Decatur
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De·ca·tur

biographical name \di-ˈkā-tər\

Definition of DECATUR

Stephen 1779–1820 Am. naval officer

De·ca·tur

geographical name \di-ˈkā-tər\

Definition of DECATUR

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city N Alabama pop 53,929
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city cen Illinois pop 81,860

Decatur

geographical name    (Concise Encyclopedia)

City (pop., 2000: 81,860), central Illinois, U.S. Situated on the Sangamon River east of Springfield, it was founded in 1829. In 1860 it was the site of Abraham Lincoln's first endorsement by a party convention for the presidential nomination. It is a commercial centre for the surrounding agricultural region. Industries include the processing of corn and soybeans and the manufacture of tractors and other vehicles.

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