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Definition: Beckley

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A city in southern West Virginia.[Wordnet].

Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Date "Beckley" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1757. (references)

Common Expressions: Beckley

Expressions Definition
Beckley Raleigh County Memorial Airport Beckley Raleigh County Memorial Airport (IATA: BKW, ICAO: KBKW) is a public airport located a few miles east of Beckley, West Virginia. The airport has 2 runways. (references)
Federal Correctional Institution, Beckley Federal Correctional Institution, Beckley is a medium security facility in Beaver, West Virginia. (references)
Gerry Beckley Gerry Beckley is a founding member of the rock band America. Born in Fort Worth, Texas on September 12 1952 to an America father and an English mother. He began playing the piano at age 3 and the guitar a few years later. By 1962 he was playing guitar in The Vanguards an instrumental surf music band in Virginia. He spent every summer in England and soon discovered British invasion music. (references)
Jack Beckley Jack Beckley was a Minor League Baseball player for the Kansas City Blues of the American Association. He and his 1909 baseball card are sometimes confused with Jake Beckley. (references)
Jake Beckley Jacob Peter Beckley (August 4, 1867 - June 25, 1918), nicknamed "Eagle Eye", was a Major League Baseball player at the turn of the 20th century. (references)
John J. Beckley John James Beckley (August 4, 1757 - April 8, 1807) was the first U.S. Librarian of Congress, serving from 1802 to 1807. (references)
Michael Beckley Michael Beckley was an Australian actor on the television series Home and Away. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Extended Definition: Beckley

Beckley

Beckley could refer to:

United Kingdom
  • Beckley, East Sussex, England
  • Beckley, Hampshire, England
  • Beckley, Oxfordshire, England
United States
  • Beckley, Louisville, Kentucky
  • Beckley, West Virginia

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Beckley". Image Credit.
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Topics by Level of Interest: Beckley

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Philip Beckley 14     Beckley 3
Beckley Foundation 13     Beckley and Stowood 2
Jake Beckley 12     Beckley Foundation 13
Guy Beckley Stearns 12     Beckley Furnace 12
Beckley Furnace 12     Beckley Park 7
Beckley Raleigh County Memorial Airport 9     Beckley Raleigh County Memorial Airport 9
John J. Beckley 7     Federal Correctional Institution, Beckley 2
John Beckley 7     Gerry Beckley 6
Beckley Park 7     Guy Beckley Stearns 12
Gerry Beckley 6     Jake Beckley 12
Rob Beckley 5     John Beckley 7
William Beckley 3     John J. Beckley 7
Beckley 3     Michael Beckley 3
Michael Beckley 3     Philip Beckley 14
Tony Beckley 3     Rob Beckley 5
Beckley and Stowood 2     Tony Beckley 3
Federal Correctional Institution, Beckley 2     William Beckley 3

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).