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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of southeast New Mexico southeast of Albuquerque. It grew after the discovery of a nearby aquifer in 1891 and is popularly known for an alleged 1947 UFO sighting.
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- proper noun A town in
New Mexico , known for conspiracy theories that its Roswell Army Air Field has recoveredUFOs and extraterrestrials. - proper noun The most significant
ufological event of a region.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a town in southeast New Mexico
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Examples
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ROSWELL - The Loving Falcons remained perfect in district play with an 18-1 victory against Gateway Christian Tuesday afternoon in Roswell.
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ROSWELL - The Cavemen left the bases loaded twice and stranded seven runners overall in scoring position as they fell to Goddard, 5-4, Tuesday at the Goddard baseball field in Roswell.
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Frets on Fire - Solo Compilation Part I ROSWELL The Naked Truth Revealed - Why Roswell, New Mexico in 1947
WN.com - Articles related to New York isn't Silicon Valley. That's why they like it. 2010
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Perhaps it is no coincidence that the New Destiny Church took up the torch in Roswell, New Mexico, a favorite locale of visiting aliens, before moving to the sublime climes of Colorado.
Michael Conniff: Con Games: Hell House Lives on in Colorado Michael Conniff 2010
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Perhaps it is no coincidence that the New Destiny Church took up the torch in Roswell, New Mexico, a favorite locale of visiting aliens, before moving to the sublime climes of Colorado.
Michael Conniff: Con Games: Hell House Lives on in Colorado Michael Conniff 2010
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Such talk does not sit well with Julie Shuster, director of the International UFO Museum in Roswell, N.M., which attracts 150,000 visitors a year.
Colorado Flying-Saucer Believers Have Ghost Hunters in Their Sights Stephanie Simon 2010
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When you get done in Roswell, then hop on the bike and go to Albuquerque near Holloman Air Force Base, and then on down to White Sands rocket test ground.
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Perhaps it is no coincidence that the New Destiny Church took up the torch in Roswell, New Mexico, a favorite locale of visiting aliens, before moving to the sublime climes of Colorado.
Michael Conniff: Con Games: Hell House Lives on in Colorado Michael Conniff 2010
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Perhaps it is no coincidence that the New Destiny Church took up the torch in Roswell, New Mexico, a favorite locale of visiting aliens, before moving to the sublime climes of Colorado.
Michael Conniff: Con Games: Hell House Lives on in Colorado Michael Conniff 2010
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Perhaps it is no coincidence that the New Destiny Church took up the torch in Roswell, New Mexico, a favorite locale of visiting aliens, before moving to the sublime climes of Colorado.
Michael Conniff: Con Games: Hell House Lives on in Colorado Michael Conniff 2010
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