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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
Abilene
 
SYLLABICATION:Ab·i·lene
PRONUNCIATION:  b-ln
1. A city of central Kansas west of Topeka. Dwight D. Eisenhower lived in Abilene during his youth; the Eisenhower Center includes his family homestead, a museum and library, and his grave. Population: 6,242. 2. A city of west-central Texas west-southwest of Fort Worth. Founded in 1881 with the coming of the railroad, the city first prospered as a shipping center for cattle. Population: 106,654.
 
 
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