Armidale

/ (ˈɑːmɪˌdeɪl) /

noun

a town in Australia, in NE New South Wales: a centre for tourism. Pop: 20 271 (2001)

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decorum

the act of or need for making up one's mind.

dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.

a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.

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Example sentences from the Web for armidale

We came at last to Glenelg, and next morning we got into a boat for Sky, and reached the shore of Armidale.
The World's Greatest Books, Volume 19|Various
Armidale is situated on a pretty bay of the narrow sea, which flows between the main land of Scotland and the Isle of Sky.
Life Of Johnson, Volume 5|Boswell
Armidale is situated on a pretty bay of the narrow sea which flows between the mainland of Scotland and the Isle of Sky.
The World's Greatest Books, Volume 19|Various
One town, Armidale, the home of Colonel Braund, had collected 365 10s.
In the Line of Battle|Various

I have had my dinner exhilarated by the bagpipe, at Armidale, at Dunvegan, and in Col.
A Journey to the Western Isles of Scotland|Samuel Johnson

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