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Abilene

Abilene

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A town in central Kansas known as the boyhood home of President Eisenhower
  • proper noun
  • /ˈæbɪliːn/
: Abilene (Kansas)
  • After two more weeks of hard riding, the crew finally made it to Abilene.
  • Abilene, Kansas
  • Abilene, Kan.
  • Eisenhower Library in Abilene

Examples

  • Leaving Abilene, he traveled into the wheat lands.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • But the closer we get to Abilene the more you've got to worry.

    The Naked Spur (1953)

  • Half of Abilene knows about it.

    The Naked Spur (1953)

  • What are you gonna do when you get back to Abilene?

    The Naked Spur (1953)

  • I was five and a half when she came home to Abilene.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • It's gonna be a long, lonely ride to Abilene.

    The Naked Spur (1953)

  • That first cattle drive took Joshua from Texas up to Abilene, Kansas.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • After visiting the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Museum in Abilene, Kansas, this summer, I too was moved by Ike's service to others above party.

    Blog text (26)

  • Dwight Eisenhower spent his childhood in Abilene, Kansas, which is often associated with his storied legacy.

  • During our road trip, we stopped at a diner in Abilene to enjoy some local cuisine.

Surface Forms

Abilene main

Etymology

Abilene takes its name from a biblical place and the old word abel, which means 'meadow' or 'plain'. So the town name suggests open land and is easy to remember as the quiet Midwestern place where President Eisenhower grew up.