Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of southwest Maine on the Androscoggin River north of Portland. Settled in 1770, it became a textile center in the early 1800s.
- A city of northwest Idaho at the confluence of the Snake and Clearwater Rivers. It was founded in 1861 after the discovery of gold in the area.
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- proper noun Any of a number of
places in the USA, including a fairly large town in northernMaine .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a town in northwestern Idaho
- noun a town in southwestern Maine to the north of Portland
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Examples
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LEWISTON - Cal Winchester hit four free throws down the stretch for Bangor to ice a 40-34 victory over Lewiston in KVAC boys 'basketball action Friday.
Sun Journal 2010
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LEWISTON - Cal Winchester hit four free throws down the stretch for Bangor to ice a 40-34 victory over Lewiston in KVAC boys 'basketball action Friday.
Sun Journal 2010
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LEWISTON - U. S Customs and Border Protection officials are eyeing a site on U.per Mountain Road in Lewiston for the construction of a 12.2 acre, multi-million dollar facility.
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LEWISTON - The Potlatch company in northern Idaho has temporarily laid off 102 employees from lumber and cedar operations in Lewiston because of a lulls in new housing construction.
KTVB.com Local News 2008
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The Somali community in Lewiston is upset … and now the rest of the community is swinging into action too, against this possible hate crime.
Victor Davis Hanson On Deportation In NRO–He’s Against It. What Would The Spartans Think? 2008
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The Somali community in Lewiston is upset … and now the rest of the community is swinging into action too, against this possible hate crime.
VDARE.com: Blog Articles » Print » Offended Muslim Syndrome 2008
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The Somali community in Lewiston is upset … and now the rest of the community is swinging into action too, against this possible hate crime.
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She was 12 years old and had just been thrown out of a Catholic school in Lewiston, N.Y., a village perched on the rock face along the Niagara River, close enough to the Falls to see the mist rising from its mighty waters.
Something Happening Here Melanie Kirkpatrick 2010
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Retailing | Zimmie's Comics & Games in Lewiston, Maine, has closed after nearly two decades in business.
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By four that afternoon, Millage was in Lewiston, checking the wolf in with Idaho Fish and Game; and “excited” barely describes the reception he received there.
Special Report: Regular F&S.com Poster Takes Wolf in Idaho 2009
hernesheir commented on the word Lewiston
Lewiston, ID is located at the confluence of the Snake River and Clearwater River, opposite Clarkston, WA. The names of these adjacent cities honor Merriwether Lewis and William Clark, who led the first United States expedition (1804–1806) to the Pacific Coast. However, it is not widely known that Lewiston was named after the Maine hometown of the Oregon pioneer Victor Trevitt, who is buried on Memaloose Island, in the Columbia River, in the historic burial ground of his native American friends.
December 23, 2010