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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A city of southern Texas near the mouth of the Rio Grande across from Matamoros, Mexico. Founded as Fort Brown in 1846, it grew as a port of entry.

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  • noun a city in southern Texas on the Rio Grande near its mouth into the Gulf of Mexico; has a channel that accommodates oceangoing ships

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Examples

  • BROWNSVILLE, March 19 — A Brownsville couple charged with killing their children allegedly choked and decapitated two daughters, washed the bloody mess, then had sex before slaughtering their 1-year-old son, police investigators said in court Tuesday.

    Lurid details of killings disclosed in court testimony 2003

  • It was a great day for Brownsville and the leading journal of the town, the _Brownsville Clipper_.

    Watch Yourself Go By Ben W. [Illustrator] Warden

  • This fact makes valid Alfred's claim of another honor for Brownsville, namely: that the _Brownsville Clipper_ was the first paper in this country to issue a colored supplement.

    Watch Yourself Go By Ben W. [Illustrator] Warden

  • BROWNSVILLE - Leona Frances Doyel, 93, of Brownsville, died Thursday, June 24, 2010 in Bowling

    Glasgow Daily Times, Glasgow, KY Homepage 2010

  • BROWNSVILLE - City and Port of Brownsville leaders are urging residents to donate more nonperishable items for families in flood-ravaged areas in Mexico.

    The Monitor : 2010

  • BROWNSVILLE - Police are investigating after an elderly woman was beaten and robbed at gunpoint in Brownsville July 17.

    Heraldstandard.com: Home RSS feed 2010

  • BROWNSVILLE - A Brownsville man is behind bars and accused of driving drunk, while a 10-year-old was in the car.

    NEWSCHANNEL5 Headlines 2009

  • BROWNSVILLE - A dog in Brownsville is safe after a NEWSCHANNEL 5 crew stepped in to help.

    NEWSCHANNEL5 Headlines 2009

  • BROWNSVILLE - For two years, Eloisa Tamez stood between the federal government and her small swath of land west of Brownsville.

    Latest Articles 2009

  • Monday, February 02, 2009 at 9: 40 p.m. BROWNSVILLE -- Action 4 News has learned of a shooting on 144 Garden Street in Brownsville.

    KGBT 4 - KGBT - News of the Rio Grande Valley 2009

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