Council Bluffs


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Coun·cil Bluffs

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A city of southwest Iowa on the Missouri River opposite Omaha, Nebraska. Named for a meeting between Lewis and Clark and a group of Native Americans (1804), it grew as a railroad center.
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Coun′cil Bluffs′


n.
a city in SW Iowa, across the Missouri River from Omaha, Neb. 56,700.
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Noun1.Council Bluffs - a town in southwest Iowa on the Missouri River across from OmahaCouncil Bluffs - a town in southwest Iowa on the Missouri River across from Omaha
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The train passed rapidly across the State of Iowa, by Council Bluffs, Des Moines, and Iowa City.
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