Abilene
adj, name, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A native or inhabitant of Abila historical
- 1 Of or relating to Abila historical
- 2 Belonging to a prehistoric culture of central Texas, characterized by oval grinding stones. not-comparable
- 1 A region of Syria north of Damascena. historical
- 2 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."
- 3 A city, the county seat of Dickinson County, Kansas.
- 4 An unincorporated community in Charlotte County, Virginia.
- 5 A locality in the County of St. Paul, No. 19, Alberta, Canada.
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
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).
Named for the town of Abilene, Texas, near where the artifacts were discovered.
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