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Bankstown

American  
[bangks-toun] / ˈbæŋksˌtaʊn /

noun

  1. a city in SE Australia, a suburb of Sydney.


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Ahmed is due to appear in Sydney's Bankstown Local Court on 29 June.

From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026

The family lives in Bankstown, a suburb of Sydney.

From New York Times ● Sep. 17, 2019

Police were called after Thorpe was found disoriented and behaving oddly near a vehicle and the 31-year-old was later taken to Bankstown hospital on Monday.

From Reuters ● Feb. 3, 2014

Houda’s sentiments were echoed by Rebecca Kay, a Muslim convert who has run for state and local seats in the Sydney suburb of Bankstown and who witnessed the riots from close quarters.

From Time ● May 14, 2013

This piece on Thomson is the tale of a single spell he bowled for Bankstown against Mosman on 31 December 1973, arguably the quickest of his career.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 10, 2013

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