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Ballarat

American  
[bal-uh-rat, bal-uh-rat] / ˈbæl əˌræt, ˌbæl əˈræt /

noun

  1. a city in S Victoria, in SE Australia.


Ballarat British  
/ ˈbæləˌræt, ˌbæləˈræt /

noun

  1. a town in SE Australia, in S central Victoria: originally the centre of a gold-mining region. Pop: 72 999 (2001) See also Eureka Stockade

"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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Samantha Murphy was last seen leaving her home in East Ballarat, Victoria, for a morning run on 4 February.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2024

A place called Ballarat, north of Melbourne — that was the place to be.

From New York Times • Apr. 5, 2023

George Pell was born in Ballarat, a gold-mining town in Australia’s Victoria state, on June 8, 1941.

From Washington Post • Jan. 10, 2023

He grew up in the Victorian regional town of Ballarat.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 10, 2023

The 'Welcome' nugget above mentioned, found at Bakery Hill, Ballarat, in Victoria, on June 15, 1858, was nearly as large as the one just described, its weight being 2217 ounces 16 dwts.

From The Romance of Industry and Invention by Cochrane, Robert

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