Dayton
[deyt-n]
- Jonathan,1760–1824, U.S. politician, Speaker of the House 1795–99.
- a city in SW Ohio.
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Contemporary Examples
Target was established in 1962 by the Dayton brothers as a discount offshoot of their eponymous Twin Cities department store.
And, since the 1980s, Dayton has held dramatic reenactments of the trial.
The weird thing, really, is that Dayton began to grow into the role which history had assigned it.
On May 13, 7,000 Minnesotans came to watch Gov. Dayton sign the legislation into law on the Capitol steps.
Last year in Dayton, Fla., police were called in to deal with nearly a hundred drunken Santas who had descended on the mall.
Historical Examples
My talk with Colonel Dayton had, in a way, contributed to this gloomy feeling.
In the ValleyHarold Frederic
But after Dayton's return with his prisoners you will be my representative in that district.
In the ValleyHarold Frederic
Their long noses with the bulb at the base were Dayton noses.
The PrisonerAlice Brown
I stopped at Dayton and looked into the matter, and learned to fly.
'Charge It'Irving Bacheller
Dayton strolled to the door and back again before he answered.
Peak and PrairieAnna Fuller
Dayton
- an industrial city in SW Ohio: aviation research centre. Pop: 161 696 (2003 est)
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