Carbondale
Americannoun
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a city in SW Illinois.
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a city in NE Pennsylvania, near Scranton: coal-mining center.
Example Sentences
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Born in Illinois, he attended Southern Illinois Carbondale where he graduated in 1963 and wrote for the college newspaper.
From Los Angeles Times
Crowds will fill a football stadium in Carbondale, Illinois, where the path of Monday's eclipse will intersect the path of the last solar eclipse to travel across the United States, in 2017.
From BBC
I considered joining the eclipse crowds in Carbondale, Ill., where a news report on Atlas Obscura said that old-time apocalyptic fever — also known as modern-day conspiracy theorist hokum — had taken hold.
From Los Angeles Times
They’ve had hotel rooms in Buffalo and Carbondale, Ill. booked for months if not years.
From New York Times
Carbondale in Illinois is forecast to be mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers.
From BBC
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