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Dayton

American  
[deyt-n] / ˈdeɪt n /

noun

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

  2. a city in SW Ohio.

Dayton British  
/ ˈdeɪtən /

noun

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

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The role dates back to the 1995 Dayton Peace Agreement which ended the country's ruinous ethnic conflict.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

If Ms. Gage wanted some celebratory leaven, she could have visited Dayton, Ohio’s many sites devoted to the Wright Brothers and their world-changing invention.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

In the U.S. alone, that number was 135,000 people, roughly the population of Dayton, Ohio.

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2026

Based in Dayton, Minn., Forgent is a private-equity-backed roll-up assembled by Neos Partners beginning in 2023.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

He was trying to remember the date of the air show in Dayton.

From "Sula" by Toni Morrison

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