Jacksonville

[ jak-suhn-vil ]

/ ˈdʒæk sənˌvɪl /

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noun

a seaport in NE Florida, on the St. John's River.

a city in central Arkansas.

a city in W Illinois.

a city in SE North Carolina.

a town in E Texas.

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A pinch hitter named Pickle Smith was announced for Jacksonville.
The Great Paul Hemphill Celebrates the Long Gone Birmingham Barons|Paul Hemphill|March 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Michael Dunn, a 45-year-old man, pulled into a Jacksonville gas station in November 2012.
With Guns, the Threatened Can Quickly Become the Threat|David Frum|January 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The granddaughter of Syrian immigrants, Corey is a Jacksonville native.
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Fernandez was indicted in March 2011, when he was a 12-year-old sixth-grader at Kernan Middle School in Jacksonville.
13-Year-Old Cristian Fernandez Will Face Life Without Parole for Killing Brother, Court Rules|Eliza Shapiro|November 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Did you catch this report from the (Jacksonville) Florida Times-Union the other day?
Florida Is Going Democratic|Michael Tomasky|August 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST
She's been hired out a spell in Jacksonville,—nuss to a little gal, and now she's gwine home.
The Cromptons|Mary J. Holmes
With a part of the dollar given her by "the man from the Norf," she had commissioned Ted to buy her a ring in Jacksonville.
The Cromptons|Mary J. Holmes
It needed polishing, and she rubbed it until it looked nearly as well as when Ted brought it to her from Jacksonville.
The Cromptons|Mary J. Holmes
The enthusiasm with which they started had all oozed out, and that night they marched back to Jacksonville.
The Memoirs of General P. H. Sheridan, Complete|General Philip Henry Sheridan
The first word of his death had come in his own letter, brought across on a filibustering steamer and wired on from Jacksonville.
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British Dictionary definitions for Jacksonville

Jacksonville

/ (ˈdʒæksənˌvɪl) /

noun

a port in NE Florida: the leading commercial centre of the southeast. Pop: 773 781 (2003 est)

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Cultural definitions for Jacksonville

Jacksonville

Largest city in Florida, located in northeastern Florida.

notes for Jacksonville

Commercial and financial center.

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