Freetown
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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As we talk in Tombo harbour close to Freetown, he points out to a few large trawlers on the horizon.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
Two years ago, a university lecturer went missing in Freetown and his body was later found buried in what police say was the shrine of a herbalist in Waterloo.
From BBC ● Nov. 23, 2025
Reider met Green when he was 17 years old at the Lakka Government Hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone.
From Slate ● Mar. 26, 2025
"In light of this serious development, the government has urgently recalled Sierra Leone's ambassador to Guinea, Ambassador Mr Alimamy Bangura, to Freetown to provide a full account of the incident," he added.
From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2025
I left Freetown early in the morning of the seventh day after my uncle passed away.
From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah
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