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Alice Springs

American  

noun

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


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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Hours later, Lewis - who had been attacked by community members - was arrested and taken to a hospital in Alice Springs for treatment.

From BBC • May 6, 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

Lewis has been flown from Alice Springs to Darwin and has been taken into police custody, Dole said.

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

He left Alice Springs on the overland line on the 14th of March to examine the hitherto unknown country to the north and west of Lake Amadeus.

From The Explorers of Australia and their Life-work by Favenc, Ernest

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