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

  • A city of southeast Idaho southwest of Idaho Falls. Established as a railroad camp in 1882, it is the seat of Idaho State University (founded 1901).

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  • noun a university town in southeastern Idaho

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Examples

  • POCATELLO - A fun event for local people in Pocatello, the annual Riverfest celebration is going on until 9 p.m. Saturday.

    unknown title 2009

  • POCATELLO - Nearly 50 people took advantage of the beautiful fall day Saturday morning in Pocatello to help clean up the Portneuf River.

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  • Ryan Fowler lives, works, and writes in Pocatello, Idaho with his wife and three children.

    CHASING GHOSTS IN BLACK HOLES • by Ryan Fowler 2007

  • The Idaho Museum of Natural History in Pocatello has a new Bigfoot exhibit opening this week.

    Boing Boing 2006

  • Snowmobile pilots and rock climbers zip and claw around Pocatello, which is nestled in a high desert valley at 5,000 feet, surrounded by the Caribou National Forest, the Snake River, and the American Falls Reservoir.

    150 Cheap Places to Live 2006

  • If you have any information on this break-in, please call the Pocatello police at 234-6121.

    LocalNews8.com - Local News 8 - Headlines 2010

  • You know, you talk about target rich environments like New York City and Washington, D.C., but then you have other smaller cities such as Pocatello, Idaho and other cities in the Midwest, people may not even think about them having critical infrastructure, but they do.

    CNN Transcript Dec 10, 2004 2004

  • Districts that have declared fiscal crises in the last year range from those in smaller cities -- such as Pocatello, Idaho -- to one in a major metropolis in North Texas.

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  • Districts that have declared fiscal crises in the last year range from those in smaller cities -- such as Pocatello, Idaho -- to one in a major metropolis in North Texas.

    unknown title 2009

  • This question is for Robert: Do you think you guys would ever come to Pocatello idaho to do a book signing with Stephanie Meyer? that would be awsome if you did.

    Twilight Lexicon » We need your Red Carpet questions for “Remember Me” 2010

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    May 16, 2012

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