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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Prosperity \Pros*per"i*ty\, n. [F. prosp['e]rit['e], L.
prosperitas See {Prosperous}.]
The state of being prosperous; advance or gain in anything
good or desirable; successful progress in any business or
enterprise; attainment of the object desired; good fortune;
success; as commercial prosperity; national prosperity.
Now prosperity begins to mellow. --Shak.
Prosperities can only be enjoyed by them who fear not
at all to lose them -- Jer.
Taylor.
Syn: Prosperousness; thrift; weal; welfare; well being
happiness.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
prosperity
n 1: an economic state of growth with rising profits and full
employment
2: the condition of prospering; having good fortune [syn: {successfulness}]
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Prosperity, PA
Zip code(s): 15329
Prosperity, SC (town, FIPS 58705)
Location: 34.21033 N, 81.53430 W
Population (1990): 1116 (441 housing units)
Area: 4.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 29127
Prosperity, WV (CDP, FIPS 65836)
Location: 37.83525 N, 81.20318 W
Population (1990): 1322 (560 housing units)
Area: 4.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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