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Raytown

American  
[rey-toun] / ˈreɪˌtaʊn /

noun

  1. a city in W Missouri, near Kansas City.


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In the mid-1990s, Lue moved from his tiny hometown of Mexico, Mo., to attend high school in Raytown, a small community southeast of Kansas City’s downtown.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2023

Rudolph grew up in Raytown, Missouri, and enjoyed outdoor activities such as fishing, hunting, grilling and camping.

From Fox News • Jun. 30, 2021

Brandon Park, the lead pastor at Connection Point, an evangelical church in Raytown, Mo., affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention, said he did not think Mr. Greitens should resign.

From New York Times • Apr. 13, 2018

“It’s become part of our school culture,” said Melissa Tebbenkamp, the Raytown school district’s director of instructional technology.

From Slate • Jan. 18, 2017

"I thought you were all storm-bound at Raytown," he went on.

From Dave Porter in the Far North or, The Pluck of an American Schoolboy by Stratemeyer, Edward