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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A city of northwest Louisiana on the Red River near the Texas border. Founded in the 1830s, it grew rapidly after the discovery of oil in the region (1906).

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  • proper noun A city in the state of Louisiana, America.

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  • noun a city in northwest Louisiana on the Red River near the Texas border

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