Nauvoo
geographical name
Nau·voo
| \ nȯ-ˈvü
, ˈnȯ-vü\
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Definition of Nauvoo
city on the Mississippi River in western Illinois population 1149
Note: The original town was resettled and renamed Nauvoo by Mormons under Joseph Smith in 1839, became a prosperous city with a population of 20,000, but was abandoned in 1846 when Mormons migrated to Utah following the murder of Smith.