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Pullman is the name of some places in the United States of America:

Pullman, Illinois, now within the city limits of Chicago, was a company town of the Pullman Company, where a famous strike took place in 1894. (See Pullman Strike.)

Pullman, Washington is the home of Washington State University.

Pullman is also the name of several kinds of railway cars, buses or coaches.

In architecture, pullman refers to a long, narrow room.

A pullman loaf refers to a long, square-edged loaf of bread.

A pullman case or valise is a large piece of luggage.

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