Alice Springs

American  

noun

1. a town in Northern Territory, in central Australia.

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Alice Springs British  

noun

1. Former name (until 1931): Stuart.  a town in central Australia, in the Northern Territory, in the Macdonnell Ranges. Pop: 23 640 (2001)

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Example Sentences

There were few people out and about on Thursday ahead of the vigil in Alice Springs, which has a small population of 30,000.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Jefferson Lewis was arrested late on Thursday night local time in Alice Springs, after being seen by members of the local community and reportedly attacked.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

Dole said the scenes outside the hospital were "not acceptable" and were not "reflective of what we've seen from the community of Alice Springs in the last five days".

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

The girl, identified as Sharon by authorities, was last seen on Saturday when she was put to bed in her family home at an Aboriginal town camp in Alice Springs just before midnight.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

The local example is found close to Alice Springs, where there are deposited a large number of churinga carried by the witchetty grub men and women.

From Folklore as an Historical Science by Gomme, George Laurence