Definitions for decatur
dɪˈkeɪ tərde·catur

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Decatur, Stephen Decaturnoun

   United States naval officer remembered for his heroic deeds (1779-1820)

2. Decaturnoun

   a city in central Illinois; Abraham Lincoln practiced law here

3. Decaturnoun

   a town in northern Alabama on the Tennessee River

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1. Decaturnoun

   A city in Georgia, United States

2. Decaturnoun

   A city in Alabama, United States

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1. Decatur

   Decatur is a proper noun that typically refers to a city or a town. It is derived from the surname of Commodore Stephen Decatur, a prominent United States Navy officer. Decatur can be found as a place name in several locations across the United States. It is often associated with various cities and towns, such as Decatur, Alabama, Decatur, Illinois, and Decatur, Georgia.

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1. Decatur

   Decatur is a city in Morgan and Limestone Counties in the U.S. state of Alabama. The city, affectionately known as "The River City", is located in Northern Alabama on the banks of Wheeler Lake, along the Tennessee River. It is the largest city and county seat of Morgan County. The population in 2010 census was 55,683. Decatur is also the core city of the two-county large Decatur Metropolitan Area which had 150,125 in 2006. Combined with the Huntsville Metropolitan Area, the two create the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area, of which Decatur is the second largest city. Like many southern cities in the early 19th century, Decatur's early success was based upon its location along a river. Railroad routes and boating traffic pushed the city to the front of North Alabama's economic atmosphere. The city rapidly grew into a large economic center within the Tennessee Valley and was a hub for travelers and cargo between Nashville/Chattanooga and Mobile/New Orleans. Throughout the 20th century, the city experienced steady growth, but was eclipsed as the regional economic center by a fast growing Huntsville during the space race. The city now finds its economy heavily based on manufacturing industries, cargo transit, and hi-tech industries such as General Electric, and the United Launch Alliance.

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1. Decatur

   A prominent point of interest that defines a location.

   water tower

   
   

   Submitted by anonymous on May 9, 2020  

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1. DECATUR

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Decatur is ranked #26949 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Decatur surname appeared 900 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Decatur.
   
   76.5% or 689 total occurrences were White.
   19.5% or 176 total occurrences were Black.
   1.6% or 15 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.8% or 8 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.7% or 7 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   0.5% or 5 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Alabama
   • Illinois
   • City
   • Naval Officer
   • Town

Anagrams for decatur »

1. curated

2. educrat

How to pronounce decatur?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of decatur in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of decatur in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of decatur in a Sentence

1. Joe Felter:

   What we don't want to do is reward aggressive behavior like you saw with the Decatur incident by modifying our behavior, that's just not going happen.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=decatur
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Decatur
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=decatur
5. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html