Macon

[ mey-kuhn ]

/ ˈmeɪ kən /

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noun

Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.

a city in central Georgia.

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Words nearby Macon

MacMonnies, MacNeice, maco, macoma, Macomb, Macon, Maconchy, Macoun, Macpherson, MacPherson strut, Macquarie

Other definitions for Macon (2 of 2)

Mâcon

[ mah-kawn ]

/ mɑˈkɔ̃ /

noun

a city in and the capital of Saône-et-Loire, in E central France.

a Burgundy wine, usually white and dry, from the area around Mâcon.

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How to use Macon in a sentence

The closest comparison would be the chardonnays from the nearby Mâcon region.
Upgrade your July Fourth cookout with these 3 red wines, each under $25|Dave McIntyre|June 25, 2021|Washington Post
Brian Adams, the Macon attorney behind the lawsuit that fizzled in 2014, found a powerful new partner in Atlanta attorney Stacey Evans.
The Coal Plant Next Door|by Max Blau for Georgia Health News|March 22, 2021|ProPublica
In areas like Sumter, Perry, and Macon counties, they’re literally scrambling to come up with solutions to deliver school meals.
The Pandemic Reveals Racial Gaps in School Meal Access|Lisa Held|January 27, 2021|Eater
If you hit it long and wrong, your ball might roll to Macon.
In a grim year, a November Masters is something to be thankful for|Thomas M. Boswell|November 12, 2020|Washington Post

At the hotel conference in Macon in 2001, Rollins listened to new money-raising ideas being promoted by the administration of then-Gov.
He Wanted to Fix Rural America’s Broken Nursing Homes. Now, Taxpayers May Be on the Hook for $76 Million.|by Max Blau for Georgia Health News|September 22, 2020|ProPublica
Kelly G. Lambert, a neuroscientist at Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, Virginia, studies parenting behavior in lab animals.
Do Hands-On Dads Raise Healthier Kids?|Andy Hinds|June 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Brat will face Democrat Jack Trammell, a fellow professor at Randolph-Macon College, in November.
How Eric Cantor Sabotaged Himself|Ben Jacobs, Tim Mak|June 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Lane the lawyer will be down in Macon, heartsick that the two are still incarcerated.
Free Demaryius Thomas’s Mom After 14 Years on a Drug Charge|Michael Daly|January 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
While touring the country, she encountered a talented singer from Macon who flirted with her.
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That would surely cement her star status as the toast of the Macon County church missionary club for years to come.
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We had served under him in Missouri, and our principal recollection of him was an event which occurred at Macon.
"Shiloh" as Seen by a Private Soldier|Warren Olney
The surrender at Macon included a large number of small guns and a great quantity of military stores and supplies.
Was General Thomas Slow at Nashville?|Henry V. Boynton
Portions of Macon and Cherokee counties are quite as favorable, both as to climate and soil, as those above described.
Letters from the Alleghany Mountains|Charles Lanman
The place of Macon, Georgia, in the early part of this century was marked only by an inn.
Myths And Legends Of Our Own Land, Complete|Charles M. Skinner
In Macon, Georgia, the entire population rose at midnight, roused from their beds by rumors of an impending onslaught.
The Journal of Negro History, Volume 5, 1920|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Macon (1 of 2)

Macon

/ (ˈmeɪkən) /

noun

a city in the US, in central Georgia, on the Ocmulgee River. Pop: 95 267 (2003 est)

British Dictionary definitions for Macon (2 of 2)

Mâcon

/ (French mɑkɔ̃) /

noun

a city in E central France, in the Saône valley: a centre of the wine-producing region of lower Burgundy. Pop: 34 469 (1999)

a red or white wine from the Mâcon area, heavier than the other burgundies

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