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Bendigo

American

[ben-di-goh] / ˈbɛn dɪˌgoʊ /

noun

a city in central Victoria in SE Australia: gold mining.

Bendigo British

/ ˈbɛndɪˌɡəʊ /

noun

a city in SE Australia, in central Victoria: founded in 1851 after the discovery of gold. Pop: 68 715 (2001)

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From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2025

Waitaa and Bendigo join an existing pair of takahe already released at North Island's Zealandia sanctuary, which is ringed by a predator-exclusion fence.

From BBC • Aug. 29, 2023

The pair, Waitaa and Bendigo, sprinted out of their cages to cheers from the crowd at Zealandia in Wellington.

From BBC • Aug. 29, 2023

In April 2022, Mr. Andrews had promised that the 12-day competition would offer significant opportunities to Ballarat, Bendigo, Geelong, Gippsland and Shepparton, five areas in Victoria that were to host events.

From New York Times • Jul. 18, 2023

"Only the result of five months' hard labour on Bendigo; only my little all," the young man murmured with a placid sigh.

From Denis Dent A Novel by Hornung, Ernest W.

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