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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- The capital and largest city of Arkansas, in the central part of the state on the Arkansas River. It became the territorial capital in 1821 and state capital in 1836.
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- proper noun The capital and largest city of the US state of
Arkansas
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- noun the state capital and largest city of Arkansas in the central part of Arkansas on the Arkansas River
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Examples
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Maybe Billary could also release the donors to the library in Little Rock called Little Rock's Fort Knox.
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Clinton would make a quick stop at a local eatery called the Kitchen Express in Little Rock, which is a buffet-style restaurant.
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Eisenhower ordered the 101st Airborne to escort 9 black students, known as the Little Rock
Is the "Angry Left" dying? Ann Althouse 2008
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She is a desk coordinator for Heifer International headquartered here in Little Rock, which is a major non-profit.
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Like Foster and Mrs. Clinton, both were partners at the respected Rose Law Firm in Little Rock, which is itself in turmoil-and fending off accusations that its clerks shredded documents relevant to Whitewater, including those belonging to Foster.
Hillary's Trouble 2008
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Six of the so-called Little Rock nine, the first black students to integrate the school, were on hand for yesterday's celebration.
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Following up the windings of the river three hundred miles, one came to a cluster of a few straggling huts, called Little Rock, which constitutes now the capital of the State.
David Crockett 1841
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"It wasn't because we thought it was okay but rather because we wanted to get these ads on during Riverfest so we were willing to do a little more," Schultz said, referring to a Little Rock music and art festival.
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At a place on the Illinois river, called Little Rock, there were formerly killed by the Chippeways and Ottowas, a number of men, women and children of the Minneway nation.
Great Indian Chief of the West Or, Life and Adventures of Black Hawk Benjamin Drake 1817
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Library in Little Rock, which is starting to release documents from her tenure.
Politics Daily 2010
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