Dayton

[ deyt-n ]

/ ˈdeɪt n /

noun

Jonathan,1760–1824, U.S. politician, Speaker of the House 1795–99.

a city in SW Ohio.

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Target was established in 1962 by the Dayton brothers as a discount offshoot of their eponymous Twin Cities department store.
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And, since the 1980s, Dayton has held dramatic reenactments of the trial.
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The weird thing, really, is that Dayton began to grow into the role which history had assigned it.
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On May 13, 7,000 Minnesotans came to watch Gov. Dayton sign the legislation into law on the Capitol steps.
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Last year in Dayton, Fla., police were called in to deal with nearly a hundred drunken Santas who had descended on the mall.
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Helen was very glad to have Mrs. Dayton explain the proposal, and point out its advantages.
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Dayton is sometimes known as "the City of a Thousand Factories," and some of its varied industries are known throughout the world.
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So Mrs. Dayton suggested you might be as good as some grown-up body.
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Together the rescue party had hastened forward, too late however, to find Dayton and his companions.
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He is a high-toned man, and the mission of Hughes is a humiliation to Dayton.
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British Dictionary definitions for dayton

Dayton

/ (ˈdeɪtən) /

noun

an industrial city in SW Ohio: aviation research centre. Pop: 161 696 (2003 est)

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