DECATUR
Dictionary entry overview: What does Decatur mean?
• DECATUR (noun)
The noun DECATUR has 3 senses:
1. United States naval officer remembered for his heroic deeds (1779-1820)
2. a city in central Illinois; Abraham Lincoln practiced law here
3. a town in northern Alabama on the Tennessee River
Familiarity information: DECATUR used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• DECATUR (noun)
Meaning:
United States naval officer remembered for his heroic deeds (1779-1820)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Decatur; Stephen Decatur
Instance hypernyms:
naval officer (an officer in the navy)
Meaning:
A city in central Illinois; Abraham Lincoln practiced law here
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)
Holonyms ("Decatur" is a part of...):
IL; Illinois; Land of Lincoln; Prairie State (a Midwest state in north-central United States)
Meaning:
A town in northern Alabama on the Tennessee River
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
town (an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city)
Holonyms ("Decatur" is a part of...):
AL; Alabama; Camellia State; Heart of Dixie (a state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War)
