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Naperville

American  
[ney-per-vil] / ˈneɪ pərˌvɪl /

noun

  1. a city in NE Illinois.


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Yousra Hassan, a 20-year-old from Burundi, a French-speaking country in East Africa, won a scholarship to North Central College in Naperville, Ill., after 18 months of intensive English study.

From The Wall Street Journal

She said a comfortable life in Naperville, Ill., costs about $120,000 annually, but the financial independence she earned by building wealth before having a child offers her rare freedom as a parent.

From MarketWatch

A person from Naperville can call himself a Chicagoan without any question.

From The Wall Street Journal

Her 1,200-square-foot house in Naperville, Ill., is “the oldest, smallest home on the block,” she said — but to her, “my home is a dream.”

From MarketWatch

In 2000, whispers of a 13-year-old phenom from Naperville, Ill. — a Chicago suburb — began reverberating through the AAU circuit.

From Los Angeles Times