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English Dictionary: Meeker by the DICT Development Group
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Meek \Meek\, a. [Compar. {Meeker}; superl. {Meekest}.] [OE. mek,
      meoc; akin to Icel. mj[?]kr mild, soft, Sw. mjuk, Dan. myg,
      D. muik, Goth. mukam[?]dei gentleness.]
      1. Mild of temper; not easily provoked or orritated; patient
            under injuries; not vain, or haughty, or resentful;
            forbearing; submissive.
  
                     Not the man Moses was very meek.         --Num. xii. 3.
  
      2. Evincing mildness of temper, or patience; characterized by
            mildness or patience; as, a meek answer; a meek face.
            [bd]Her meek prayer.[b8] --Chaucer.
  
      Syn: Gentle; mild; soft; yielding; pacific; unassuming;
               humble. See {Gentle}.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Meeker, CO (town, FIPS 49875)
      Location: 40.05449 N, 107.88975 W
      Population (1990): 2098 (1031 housing units)
      Area: 7.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 81641
   Meeker, OK (town, FIPS 47450)
      Location: 35.48500 N, 96.89364 W
      Population (1990): 1003 (479 housing units)
      Area: 7.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 74855
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