Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

abilene

/ˈæb.ɪˌliːn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.81 in modern English

Syllables: abi-lene
IPA: /ˈæb.ɪˌliːn/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Abila

noun

A native or inhabitant of Abila

name

A region of Syria north of Damascena.

name

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.

name

A city, the county seat of Dickinson County, Kansas.

name

An unincorporated community in Charlotte County, Virginia.

name

A locality in the County of St. Paul, No. 19, Alberta, Canada.

adj

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

Example Sentences

"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.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: Abilēnus, Ἀβιληνός, Ἀβιληνή

Inflected Forms

more Abilene (comparative) most Abilene (superlative) Abilenes (plural) Abilena (alternative)

Phrases

Abilene paradox

Questions

How do you pronounce abilene?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈæb.ɪˌliːn/.
What does abilene mean?: Of or relating to Abila
Where does abilene come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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