Macon
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
a city in central Georgia.
Other definitions for Mâcon (2 of 2)
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
Kelly G. Lambert, a neuroscientist at Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, Virginia, studies parenting behavior in lab animals.
Brat will face Democrat Jack Trammell, a fellow professor at Randolph-Macon College, in November.
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 | THE DAILY BEASTWhile touring the country, she encountered a talented singer from Macon who flirted with her.
Speed Read: 8 Juiciest Bits From R&B Diva Bettye LaVette’s Memoir ‘A Woman Like Me’ | Kevin Fallon | September 18, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThat 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 OlneyThe 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. BoyntonPortions 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 LanmanThe 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. SkinnerIn Macon, Georgia, the entire population rose at midnight, roused from their beds by rumors of an impending onslaught.
British Dictionary definitions for Macon (1 of 2)
/ (ˈmeɪkən) /
a city in the US, in central Georgia, on the Ocmulgee River. Pop: 95 267 (2003 est)
British Dictionary definitions for Mâcon (2 of 2)
/ (French mɑkɔ̃) /
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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