| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| Amarillo |
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| SYLLABICATION: | Am·a·ril·lo |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   m  -r l  , -rl |
| A city of northern Texas in the Panhandle north of Lubbock. The city grew after the coming of the railroad in 1887 and the discovery of gas (1918) and oil (1921). Population: 157,615.
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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