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dee-EL / d i ˈ ɛ l / Dalziel: dee-EL / d i ˈ ɛ l / Davies: like Davis / ˈ d eɪ v ɪ s / Sometimes regular Death: DEETH / d iː θ / See footnote a. in article for pronunciation. De'Ath: dee-AHT / d i ˈ ɑː t / DeLaughter: dih-LAW-tər / d ɪ ˈ l ɔː t ər / Delevingne: del-ə-VEEN / d ɛ l ə ˈ v iː n / French-origin family name, as ...
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Noank (/ ˈ n oʊ æ ŋ k / NOH-ank) is a village in the town of Groton, Connecticut, United States.This dense community of historic homes and local businesses sits on a small, steep peninsula at the mouth of the Mystic River and has a long tradition of fishing, lobstering and boat-building.
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