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De⋅ca⋅tur

[di-key-ter]
–noun
1. Stephen, 1779–1820, U.S. naval officer.
2. a city in central Illinois. 94,081.
3. a city in N Alabama. 42,002.
4. a city in N Georgia, near Atlanta. 18,404.
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De·ca·tur   (dĭ-kā'tər)   
  1. A city of northern Alabama on the Tennessee River north of Birmingham. Most of the original city was destroyed during the Civil War. Population: 55,800.

  2. A city of central Illinois east of Springfield. Abraham Lincoln practiced law here. Population: 77,000.

Decatur, Stephen 1779-1820.  
American naval officer known for his heroic deeds in the Tripolitan War, the War of 1812, and skirmishes against the Barbary pirates.
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