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Bathurst

American  
[bath-erst] / ˈbæθ ərst /

noun

  1. a town in eastern New South Wales, in southeast Australia.

  2. a port on the Gulf of St. Lawrence in northeastern New Brunswick, in southeast Canada: summer resort.

  3. former name of Banjul.


Bathurst British  
/ ˈbæθəst /

noun

  1. a town in SE Australia, in E New South Wales: scene of a gold rush in 1851. Pop: 27 036 (2001)

  2. a port in E Canada, in NE New Brunswick: rich mineral resources. Pop: 16 427 (2001)

  3. the former name (until 1973) of Banjul

"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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More than 100,000 contraband cockroaches were found in a raid on a commercial breeder in the town of Bathurst, west of Sydney, Australia's environment department said on Friday.

From Barron's Jun. 5, 2026

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The production team, which includes director Otto Bathurst of Peaky Blinders' fame, was spotted filming across Cardiff.

From BBC Jan. 20, 2026

The Mustang will be eligible to race on six continents next season, from Bathurst to Le Mans and Daytona to Silverstone.

From Washington Times Nov. 1, 2023

He subsequently sold the land outright, and so Lord Chancellor Henry Bathurst, Baron Apsley, and Earl Bathurst, became the freeholder, and named his residence “Apsley House.”

From The Bath Road History, Fashion, & Frivolity on an Old Highway by Harper, Charles G. (Charles George)

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