Associations to the word «Abilene»

Wiktionary

ABILENE, proper noun. (biblical) A region of Syria south and southeast of Damascus.
ABILENE, proper noun. 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.
ABILENE, proper noun. A city in Kansas.
ABILENE, adjective. (archaeology) Belonging to a prehistoric culture of central Texas, characterized by oval grinding stones.

Dictionary definition

ABILENE, noun. A city in central Texas.
ABILENE, noun. A town in central Kansas to the west of Topeka; home of Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Wise words

The chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds can be done only for God.
Leo Tolstoy