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Evansville

American  
[ev-uhnz-vil] / ˈɛv ənzˌvɪl /

noun

  1. a city in SW Indiana, on the Ohio River.


Evansville British  
/ ˈɛvənzˌvɪl /

noun

  1. a city in SW Indiana, on the Ohio River. Pop: 117 881 (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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Another chimed in about the Evansville house: “That couch is far too awkward of a shape and too close to the bottom of the stairs.”

From MarketWatch May 13, 2026

Above her couch, she has hung her most prized family possessions: photos of her grandmother featured in the Evansville Press in Indiana in 1964 after she learned to skydive and joined a parachute club.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 4, 2024

Tulsa, Okla., St. Louis and Springfield, Mo., and Evansville, Ill., are among the areas facing an enhanced risk on Monday.

From New York Times Apr. 1, 2024

Indiana State, which is 2-0 in the Missouri Valley Conference, hosts Evansville on Wednesday.

From Washington Times Dec. 30, 2023

“It’s four hours to Evansville, Finch. By the time we get there, it’ll be dark.”

From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven

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