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.

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Dayton British  

/ ˈdeɪtən /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

Chris Kershner, president and CEO of the Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce, is among those who support more foreign investment from qualified nations.

From The Wall Street Journal

Guerra, a paralegal in Dayton, Ohio, said her husband liked to use his phone to look up information about the movies they were watching.

From The Wall Street Journal

The company was founded by George Draper Dayton in 1902 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

From MarketWatch

The project was commissioned as part of the La Plaza shopping complex by Julia Carnell, the heiress to a national cash register empire based in Dayton, Ohio.

From Los Angeles Times

Target, an offshoot of department-store chain Dayton Hudson, had opened its first store in Minnesota eight years earlier.

From The Wall Street Journal