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wilkes-barre
/ˈwɪlks.bɛ.ɹi/
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What does wilkes-barre mean?
proper noun
- A city, the county seat of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈwɪlks.bɛ.ɹi/
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/ˈwɪlks.bɛəɹ//ˈwɪlks.bɑɹ//ˈwɪlks.bəˌɹi/
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As we were approaching Wilkes-Barre our train ran into a wagon loaded with powder and dynamite, which had been left on the track.