Scranton

[ skran-tn ]

/ ˈskræn tn /

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noun

William Warren, 1917–2011, U.S. politician.

a city in NE Pennsylvania.

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Words nearby Scranton

scrambled eggs, scrambler, scramjet, scran, scrannel, Scranton, scrap, scrapbook, scrape, scrape in, scraper

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How to use Scranton in a sentence

Twenty miles of mountain bike trails, plus fishing and paddling on a 48-acre spring-fed lake, await at Moon Lake State Forest Recreation Area, an hour from Scranton.
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Oklahoma's 22nd state Senate district is just outside Oklahoma City, and Pennsylvania's 22nd state Senate district covers Scranton.
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He also polled a lot better in the Scranton area, narrowing the Democrats’ margin in Lackawanna County to 2,500 from 27,000.
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Douglass was Medevaced to a hospital in Scranton, where he was stabilized.
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The real vice president was born in Scranton, Pa., but moved to Wilmington, Del., in 1953.
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When Biden talked about his hometown of Scranton, by contrast, it seemed natural.
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And he's talking about the places I grew up in, my neighbors in Scranton and Claymont.
Ryan Solid, But One Major Mistake|David Frum|October 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST
We must be sure we are makers of our history rather than passive consumers of it, writes veteran Roy Scranton.
Ten Years In, Remembering Our Wars|Roy Scranton|May 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Mr. Campbell stated that his colleague, Mr. Scranton, was absent from the Hall because of illness.
A Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the Secret Sessions of the Conference Convention|Lucius Eugene Chittenden
Stayed right here till she'd given us our Christmas gifts and dinner and then off she went to see this old aunt in Scranton.
Green Valley|Katharine Reynolds
A week after her arrival in Scranton the old aunt had been taken sick, and it was months before the old soul was herself again.
Green Valley|Katharine Reynolds
When Scranton, Willard & Co.'s cashier reckoned up his "tags" he found no record of a check for $127,000.
The Golden Censer|John McGovern
If our great-grandparents were all like that what an age it had been for the Scranton correspondence courses!
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British Dictionary definitions for Scranton

Scranton

/ (ˈskræntən) /

noun

an industrial city in NE Pennsylvania: university (1888). Pop: 74 320 (2003 est)

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