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Abilene

/ˈæb.ɪˌliːn/

Abilene adjective: of or relating to Abila.

Adjective (1)

Abilene (comparative more Abilene, superlative most Abilene)

  1. (historical) Of or relating to Abila

Noun

Abilene (plural Abilenes)

  1. (historical) A native or inhabitant of Abila

Proper noun (1)

IPA/æbɪˈliːniː/

Abilene

  1. (historical) A region of Syria north of Damascena.

Proper noun (2)

Abilene

  1. A city, the county seat of Taylor County, in west-central Texas, west-southwest of Fort Worth; founded in 1881 with the coming of the railroad, the city first prospered as a shipping center for cattle.
    • Once a livestock hub, Abilene has become an AI boomtown. Its arid outskirts are home to the flagship campus of Stargate, the data-center partnership between OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank heralded by Trump in January.2025 December 11, Charlie Campbell, Andrew R. Chow and Billy Perrigo, “The Architects of AI Are TIME’s 2025 Person of the Year”, in Time
  2. A city, the county seat of Dickinson County, Kansas.
  3. An unincorporated community in Charlotte County, Virginia.
  4. A locality in the County of St. Paul, No. 19, Alberta, Canada.

Adjective (2)

Abilene (not comparable)

  1. Belonging to a prehistoric culture of central Texas, characterized by oval grinding stones.

Abilene meaning in Arabic

Abilene in Arabic

city in Taylor County, Texas
أَبِيلِين ʔabīlīn

Forms of Abilene

Adjective
comparativemore Abilene
superlativemost Abilene
Noun
pluralAbilenes
Proper noun
alternative formAbilena

Origin of Abilene

From Latin Abilēnus, from Ancient Greek Ἀβιληνός (Abilēnós). By surface analysis, Abila + -ene.

From Ancient Greek Ἀβιληνή (Abilēnḗ).

After Abilene, a region mentioned in the Bible (Luke 3:1).

Words formed from Abilene

Phrases with Abilene

Questions about Abilene

What does Abilene mean?
Abilene means of or relating to Abila.
What is Abilene in Arabic?
Abilene in Arabic is أَبِيلِين (ʔabīlīn). See Abilene meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is Abilene?
Abilene can be an adjective, a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Abilene?
Abilene is pronounced /ˈæb.ɪˌliːn/.

Words near Abilene in the dictionary

  1. Abiko
  2. abikoviromycin
  3. Abila
  4. abilao
  5. abilaos
  6. Abilene
  7. Abilene paradox
  8. Abilene paradoxes
  9. Abilenes
  10. Abilenian
  11. abiliment

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