Abilene

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/ˈæb.ɪˌliːn//æbɪˈliːniː/

adjective

Of or relating to Abila

OriginLatin Abilēnus ← Ancient Greek Ἀβιληνός →
Less commonScrabble 9
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Meanings

Abilene1

adjectiveAbilene (comparative more Abilene, superlative most Abilene)

comparative more Abilene · superlative most Abilene

  1. historicalOf or relating to Abila
nounAbilene (plural Abilenes)

plural Abilenes

  1. historicalA native or inhabitant of Abila

Abilene2

proper noun

alternative Abilena

  1. historicalA region of Syria north of Damascena.

Abilene3

proper noun
  1. A city, the county seat of Taylor County, in west-central Texas, west-southwest of Fort Worth; founded in 1881 with the coming of the railroad, the city first prospered as a shipping center for cattle.

    Once a livestock hub, Abilene has become an AI boomtown. Its arid outskirts are home to the flagship campus of Stargate, the data-center partnership between OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank heralded by Trump in January.

    2025 December 11, Charlie Campbell, Andrew R. Chow and Billy Perrigo, “The Architects of AI Are TIME’s 2025 Person of the Year”, in Time
  2. A city, the county seat of Dickinson County, Kansas.
  3. An unincorporated community in Charlotte County, Virginia.
  4. A locality in the County of St. Paul, No. 19, Alberta, Canada.

Abilene4

adjectiveAbilene (not comparable)
  1. not comparablearchaeologyBelonging to a prehistoric culture of central Texas, characterized by oval grinding stones.

Origin

Abilene · adjective, noun

  1. Ancient GreekἈβιληνός
  2. LatinAbilēnus
  3. EnglishAbilene

From Latin Abilēnus, from Ancient Greek Ἀβιληνός (Abilēnós). By surface analysis, Abila + -ene.

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Abilene · proper noun

  1. Ancient GreekἈβιληνή
  2. EnglishAbilene

From Ancient Greek Ἀβιληνή (Abilēnḗ).

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Abilene · proper noun

After Abilene, a region mentioned in the Bible (Luke 3:1).

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Abilene · adjective

Named for the town of Abilene, Texas, near where the artifacts were discovered.

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Translations

Arabic أَبِيلِين
  • أَبِيلِين (ʔabīlīn)city in Taylor County, Texas
French abilène, Abilène
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Latin Abilēnus, Abilēnus
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Cite this entry
APA

Abilene. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Abilene

MLA

“Abilene.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Abilene. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Abilene,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Abilene.

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