city in NE Kans., on the Missouri River: pop. 35,000: site of a federal prison
See Leavenworth in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(lĕvˈən-wûrthˌ)
A city of northeast Kansas on the Missouri River northwest of Kansas City. Settled in 1854 by proslavery partisans from Missouri, it is near Fort Leavenworth, the site of a federal penitentiary. Population: 35,000.