Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of southwest Kansas on the Arkansas River west of Wichita. It was a major railroad shipping point for Texas cattle in the 1880s and gained notoriety for its lawlessness.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a town of southwestern Kansas on the Arkansas River; formerly a rowdy cow town
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Examples
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The town now bore the name of Dodge City, after Fort Dodge.
THE AMERICAN WEST DEE BROWN 2007
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Finally, in 1982, Osama settled in Peshawar, the command headquarters of the jihad near the Khyber Pass, known as the Dodge City of the Afghan rebels, bringing with him engineers and heavy construction equipment from the Saudi Binladin Company to build roads and depots for the mujahideen.
House of Bush, House of Saud Craig Unger 2004
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Finally, in 1982, Osama settled in Peshawar, the command headquarters of the jihad near the Khyber Pass, known as the Dodge City of the Afghan rebels, bringing with him engineers and heavy construction equipment from the Saudi Binladin Company to build roads and depots for the mujahideen.
House of Bush, House of Saud Craig Unger 2004
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Resort in Dodge City, which is managed by Butler National Service Corp., is thinking about another Mulvane attempt.
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Resort in Dodge City, which is managed by Butler National Service Corp., is thinking about another Mulvane attempt.
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Resort in Dodge City, which is managed by Butler National Service Corp., is thinking about another Mulvane attempt.
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Resort in Dodge City, which is managed by Butler National Service Corp., is thinking about another Mulvane attempt.
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"Dodge City" a bar out in the desert with an empty pool, an abandoned miniature golf course and dirt biking.
Ron's Log 2009
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'Dodge City': Saturday nights across England are plagued with people who binge drink and cause trouble
Home | Mail Online 2009
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Ryan made other tapes for his girlfriends, but only these were suited to the stoned ears of his regular friends and whomever we chanced encounter on road trips to Dodge City or Wichita.
The Good Year Jesse Crockett 2011
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