Waco

//ˈweɪkoʊ// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A Southern Plains Native American Wichita tribe that formerly inhabited northeastern Texas. plural, plural-only
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A city in Georgia, United States.
  2. 2
    An unincorporated community in Kentucky.
  3. 3
    A city in Missouri.
  4. 4
    A village in Nebraska.
  5. 5
    A town in North Carolina.
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  1. 6
    An unincorporated community in Ohio.
  2. 7
    An unincorporated community in Tennessee.
  3. 8
    A city, the county seat of McLennan County, Texas.

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"We need to make sure that what happened in Waco won't happen here, too."

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