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Leavenworth

[ lev-uhn-wurth, -werth ]

noun

  1. a city in NE Kansas.
  2. a federal and military prison there.


Leavenworth

/ ˈlɛvənˌwɜːθ; -wəθ /

noun

  1. a city in NE Kansas, on the Missouri River: the state's oldest city, founded in 1854 by proslavery settlers from Missouri. Pop: 35 211 (2003 est)


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Example Sentences

Who knows how the former Bradley Manning will fare at Fort Leavenworth?

Manning is expected to serve his sentence at Fort Leavenworth, where he has been in pretrial confinement since April 2011.

The first one constructed was on Clay street, between Kearney street and Leavenworth street.

"Leavenworth certainly made a good soldier of you, Ferrers," put in Sears.

I haven't been in an auto, except under orders, since I left Clowdry for Leavenworth.

Possibly Colonel Meriwether might be back at Leavenworth within the week, possibly not for a month or more!

An invalid wife in Leavenworth heard her husband make proposals of marriage to the nurse.

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