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Huntsville
(hunts′vil)
city in N Ala.: pop. 158,000
Origin: after J. Hunt, its first settler (1805)
See Huntsville in American Heritage Dictionary 4
- A city of northern Alabama east-northeast of Decatur. Settled in 1805, it is a major center for space research. Population: 168,000.
- A city of east-central Texas north of Houston. Sam Houston's gravesite and restored home are here. Population: 37,500.
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