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Pow·ell 
[pou-uhl for 1, 4, 5; poh-uhl, pou- for 2, 3] Pronunciation Key
[pou-uhl for 1, 4, 5; poh-uhl, pou- for 2, 3] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | Adam Clayton, Jr., 1908–72, U.S. clergyman, politician, and civil-rights leader: congressman 1945–67, 1969–71. |
| 2. | Anthony, 1905–2000, English author. |
| 3. | Cecil Frank, 1903–69, English physicist: Nobel prize 1950. |
| 4. | Co·lin
[koh-lin, kol-in] Pronunciation Key, born 1937, U.S. general: chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff 1989–96; Secretary of State 2001–05. |
| 5. | Earl (Bud), 1924–66, U.S. jazz pianist and composer. |
| 6. | John Wesley, 1834–1902, U.S. geologist and ethnologist. |
| 7. | Lewis Franklin, Jr., 1907–1998, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1972–87. |
| 8. | Lake, an artificial reservoir on the border of SE Utah and NE Arizona, on the Colorado River, formed by the construction of a dam (Glen Canyon Dam) (completed 1964). 186 mi. (300 km) long. |
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American politician. A U.S. representative from New York (1945-1967 and 1969-1971), he was an outspoken advocate of civil rights. |
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| Powell, Anthony Born 1905.
British writer best known for A Dance to the Music of Time (1951-1975), a cycle of 12 satirical novels. |
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| Powell, Cecil Frank 1903-1969.
British physicist. He won a 1950 Nobel Prize for discovering methods of photographing atomic nuclei and for his study of mesons. |
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| Powell, Colin Luther Born 1937.
American general and politician who served as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (1989-1996) and as secretary of state (2001-2005). |
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| Powell, Earl Known as "Bud." 1924-1966.
American jazz pianist and composer who was a key figure in the bop movement. |
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| Powell, John Wesley 1834-1902.
American geologist and ethnologist who directed the U.S. Geological Survey (1881-1894) and classified many Native American languages. |
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| Powell, Lewis Franklin, Jr. 1907-1998.
American jurist who served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1971-1987). |
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| Powell, Lake
A reservoir of southern Utah and north-central Arizona formed by the Glen Canyon Dam on the Colorado River. It is the second-largest (after Lake Mead) artificial lake in the United States. The dam, built in 1964, is located in Arizona just south of the Utah border. |
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| powell | |
noun | |
| 1. | United States general who was the first African American to serve as chief of staff; later served as Secretary of State under President George W. Bush (born 1937) |
| 2. | English physicist who discovered the pion (the first known meson) which is a subatomic particle involved in holding the nucleus together (1903-1969) |
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Powell Butte, OR Zip code(s): 97753
Powell County, KY (county, FIPS 197) Location: 37.83027 N, 83.82603 W
Population (1990): 11686 (4458 housing units)
Area: 466.6 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
Powell County, MT (county, FIPS 77) Location: 46.85034 N, 112.94127 W
Population (1990): 6620 (2835 housing units)
Area: 6024.3 sq km (land), 17.5 sq km (water)
Powell, MO Zip code(s): 65730
Powell, TN (CDP, FIPS 60480) Location: 36.03368 N, 84.02828 W
Population (1990): 7534 (3023 housing units)
Area: 21.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 37849
Powell, TX (town, FIPS 59168) Location: 32.11648 N, 96.32872 W
Population (1990): 101 (52 housing units)
Area: 4.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 75153
Powell, WY (city, FIPS 62450) Location: 44.79183 N, 108.73589 W
Population (1990): 5292 (2175 housing units)
Area: 9.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 82435
Powell, AL (town, FIPS 62088) Location: 34.53077 N, 85.89510 W
Population (1990): 762 (308 housing units)
Area: 12.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Powell, OH (village, FIPS 64486) Location: 40.16051 N, 83.06563 W
Population (1990): 2154 (752 housing units)
Area: 5.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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