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Leavenworth

[ lev-uhn-wurth, -werth ]

noun

  1. a city in NE Kansas.
  2. a federal and military prison there.


Leavenworth

/ ˈlɛvənˌwɜːθ; -wəθ /

noun

  1. a city in NE Kansas, on the Missouri River: the state's oldest city, founded in 1854 by proslavery settlers from Missouri. Pop: 35 211 (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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If you love Bavarian-themed architecture and deep powder, look no further than Leavenworth, a hidden gem of a ski town in the Cascade Range, about two hours east of Seattle.

Stevens Pass is the biggest ski resort nearby, but the in-town Leavenworth Ski Hill gratifies with great beginner slopes and day tickets starting at just $24.

In an early voice-over narration, Isaac’s William Tell explains that he’s done a stint at Leavenworth for a crime he doesn’t immediately describe.

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He was sentenced to 14 years in Leavenworth penitentiary, where he quickly became one of the most popular inmates, beloved just as he had been aboard the Belgica.

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Who knows how the former Bradley Manning will fare at Fort Leavenworth?

Manning is expected to serve his sentence at Fort Leavenworth, where he has been in pretrial confinement since April 2011.

The first one constructed was on Clay street, between Kearney street and Leavenworth street.

"Leavenworth certainly made a good soldier of you, Ferrers," put in Sears.

I haven't been in an auto, except under orders, since I left Clowdry for Leavenworth.

Possibly Colonel Meriwether might be back at Leavenworth within the week, possibly not for a month or more!

An invalid wife in Leavenworth heard her husband make proposals of marriage to the nurse.

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