Decatur
Americannoun
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Stephen, 1779–1820, U.S. naval officer.
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a city in central Illinois.
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a city in N Alabama.
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a city in N Georgia, near Atlanta.
noun
Example Sentences
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Of the U.S. metropolitan areas examined, prices fell most in Decatur, Ill., with the median single-family existing-home sales price down about 14% from the year prior, the data show.
From Barron's • May 5, 2026
He received a full scholarship to study guitar at Millikin University in Decatur, Ill., but transferred to the New School in New York.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2025
“The most beautiful waterfall I’ve ever seen,” said Stephen Decatur, who works in disaster preparedness for the city of Dunsmuir.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2025
DeKalb County Police Department searched five polling places in the towns of Decatur, Lithonia and Chamblee in the final hour of voting in the state.
From Salon • Nov. 6, 2024
So Luma arranged for the Fugees to host their home matches at Ebster Field, a perfectly maintained grass pitch in Decatur, a fifteen-minute drive from Clarkston toward downtown Atlanta.
From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John
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