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Waterville

American  
[waw-ter-vil, wot-er-] / ˈwɔ tərˌvɪl, ˈwɒt ər- /

noun

  1. a city in SW Maine.


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He’s also the guy whose banged-up right throwing shoulder is jangling pregame nerves from Waterville to Woonsocket.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

The novel’s action centers on Barbara Levesque, the once-and-future matriarch of Waterville, Maine’s, Franco American community.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2025

Austin Thorndike, a member of her congregation at Beth Israel Synagogue in Waterville, stood beside her.

From New York Times • Apr. 6, 2024

"The way in which this tree produced hugely long leaves around its spindly trunk, and the sheer number over a short length of trunk, is startling," says Robert Gastaldo of Colby College in Waterville, Maine.

From Science Daily • Feb. 2, 2024

There are several noted falls on the river; the first is at Waterville.

From Forest Life and Forest Trees: comprising winter camp-life among the loggers, and wild-wood adventure. with Descriptions of lumbering operations on the various rivers of Maine and New Brunswick by Springer, John S.

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