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Invercargill

American  
[in-ver-kahr-gil] / ˌɪn vərˈkɑr gɪl /

noun

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


Invercargill British  
/ ˌɪnvəˈkɑːɡɪl /

noun

  1. a city in New Zealand, on South Island: regional trading centre for sheep and agricultural products. Pop: 51 700 (2004 est)

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England missed the chance to complete a clean sweep of their three-match series in New Zealand as they fell to a 61-56 defeat in Sunday's final Test in Invercargill.

From BBC

Police said the officer, who they identified only as Constable Kurt, was shown an array of toys at the boy’s house in the South Island city of Invercargill.

From Seattle Times

Growing up in Invercargill, a city near the southern tip of New Zealand’s South Island, he first got interested in space when his father pointed to the stars and said there could be someone watching him from there.

From Reuters

When I left, it was winter in Los Angeles, and when I arrived, it was summer in Invercargill, a port city at the bottom of New Zealand’s South Island.

From New York Times

Williamson has two horses entered at Addington and four at a meeting at Invercargill on the South Island on Saturday.

From Seattle Times