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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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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He grew up in Dayton, Ohio, before moving to East Lansing, Mich., for college.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

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

From BBC • May 11, 2026

Early Christianity was overwhelmingly opposed to war and military service, said Vincent Miller, a professor of theology at the University of Dayton, Ohio.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

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

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2026

"They've got seven cars of them from Dayton, Ohio. They've been on a pilgrimage to Rome, and now they're going down to Biarritz and Lourdes."

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway

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