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Waterville

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

noun

  1. a city in SW Maine.


Example Sentences

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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

The oldest evidence of wildfire in the world can be found in a laboratory on the fourth floor of a brick building in Waterville, Maine.

From New York Times • May 10, 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

Waterville, who always had a theory, made sure she was watching the clock, that this proved admirer was behind the hour. 

From Lady Barbarina The Siege of London, An International Episode and Other Tales by James, Henry