De·ca·tur
(dĭ-kā′tər)1. A city of northern Alabama on the Tennessee River north of Birmingham near Huntsville. Most of the original city was destroyed during the Civil War.
2. A city of central Illinois east of Springfield on the Sangamon River. Abraham Lincoln practiced law here.
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Decatur
(dəˈkeɪtə)n
(Biography) Stephen. 1779–1820, US naval officer, noted for his raid on Tripoli harbour (1804) and his role in the War of 1812
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De•ca•tur
(dɪˈkeɪ tər)n.
1. Stephen, 1779–1820, U.S. naval officer.
2. a city in central Illinois. 88,220.
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| Noun | 1. |  Decatur - United States naval officer remembered for his heroic deeds (1779-1820) |
| 2. | Decatur - a city in central Illinois; Abraham Lincoln practiced law here | |
| 3. | Decatur - a town in northern Alabama on the Tennessee River Alabama, Camellia State, Heart of Dixie, AL - a state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War |
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