Christchurch

[krahyst-church]

noun

1. a city on E South Island, in New Zealand.

Christchurch

/ ˈkraɪstˌtʃɜːtʃ /

noun

1. a city in New Zealand, on E South Island: manufacturing centre of a rich agricultural region. Pop: 344 100 (2004 est)

2. a town and resort in S England, in SE Dorset. Pop: 40 208 (2001)

Example Sentences

Only 20 overs were possible in the first T20 in Christchurch, an England batting innings shaded by the hosts, before Brook's side dominated the second match to secure a 65-run win.

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New Zealand's batsmen never got a chance to chase, leaving just two matches to decide the series -- in Christchurch again on Monday and Auckland on Thursday.

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England were thwarted in the first match of their winter travels as rain washed out the opening T20 against New Zealand in Christchurch.

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The Christchurch carnage in 2022 came as she topped the run-scoring charts, but this knock followed six innings in India since the start of last month in which she had failed to pass 30.

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In a café in Christchurch, Dorset, our undercover researcher posed as a beautician seeking prescriptions and the Botox stock needed to inject clients at a new beauty clinic.

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