Lubbock
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Lub·bock

biographical name \ˈlə-bək\

Definition of LUBBOCK

Sir John 1834–1913 1st Baron Ave*bury \ˈāv-b(ə-)rē, ˈā-\ son of Sir J.W. Eng. financier & author

Lubbock

biographical name

Definition of LUBBOCK

Sir John William 1803–1865 Eng. astron. & math.

Lub·bock

geographical name \ˈlə-bək\

Definition of LUBBOCK

city NW Texas pop 199,564

Lubbock

geographical name    (Concise Encyclopedia)

City (pop., 2000: 199,564), northwestern Texas, U.S. Located south of Amarillo, it was named for Tom S. Lubbock, a signer of the Texas declaration of independence. Formed in 1890 from Old Lubbock and Monterey, it developed as a ranching centre and was incorporated in 1909. A tornado in 1970 caused widespread damage. It is one of the nation's leading cotton markets and the centre of a diversified agricultural and industrial region. It is the seat of Texas Tech University (1923).

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