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Duluth

American  
[duh-looth, dy-lyt] / dəˈluθ, düˈlüt /

noun

  1. Daniel Greysolon Sieur, 1636–1710, French trader and explorer in Canada and Great Lakes region.

  2. a port in E Minnesota, on Lake Superior.


Duluth British  
/ dəˈluːθ /

noun

  1. a port in E Minnesota, at the W end of Lake Superior. Pop: 85 734 (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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Every environment suggests or shapes the stories that are set there; even were the plots identical, a mystery set in Amarillo, for example, would play differently than one set in Duluth or Lafayette.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2025

In Duluth, Georgia, Snackboxe Bistro’s pandan brownies are so popular they made more batches for their mini-mart.

From Salon • Feb. 3, 2025

Mr Van Berkel works with Duluth and other cities in the Great Lakes area on climate change planning, including welcoming new residents moving because of climate change.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2025

Especially Hobbs, who kept in touch with Walz well beyond his high school years, as he went on to become a councilman for the city of Duluth.

From Slate • Aug. 7, 2024

Bologna turned out to be the most rewarding event in Captain Black’s life since the day Major Duluth was killed over Perugia and he was almost selected to replace him.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

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