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Pawtucket
(pə tuk′it)
city in R.I.: pop. 73,000
Origin: < Narragansett, at the falls
See Pawtucket in American Heritage Dictionary 4
A city of northeast Rhode Island, a suburb of Providence. The first successful water-powered cotton mill in the United States was built here (1790-1793) by Samuel Slater. Population: 73,000.
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