Milledgeville

[ mil-ij-vil ]

/ ˈmɪl ɪdʒˌvɪl /

noun

a city in central Georgia: state capital 1807–68.

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decorum

the act of or need for making up one's mind.

dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.

a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.

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Example sentences from the Web for milledgeville

The Misses Moore are making a success of a daily paper at Milledgeville.
History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III (of III)|Various
We were constrained to remain in Milledgeville on the day after Christmas, how unpleasant soever it might be.
Travels Through North America, v. 1-2|Berhard Saxe-Weimar Eisenach
I went all the way to Milledgeville before I fell in with a man on foot going a mile to a farm.
The Soul of John Brown|Stephen Graham
Presently Mr. Stetson from Milledgeville, drove up and also struck camp.
Memoirs of a Veteran Who Served as a Private in the 60's in the War Between the States|Isaac Hermann

Therefore, by the 23d, I was in Milledgeville with the left wing, and was in full communication with the right wing at Gordon.
The Memoirs of General W. T. Sherman, Complete|William T. Sherman

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