Cairns

[ kairnz ]

noun
  1. a seaport in NE Australia.

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How to use Cairns in a sentence

  • At intervals along the trail they would erect other Cairns to mark the way over the desert of snow.

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  • I have heard that some of those high schools are really excellent, drawled Miss Cairns.

  • Then there were sacred Cairns, consisting of stones thrown together by passers by, every one adding his stone.

  • If any one removed these Cairns, or part thereof, superstitious people predicted evil to the spoiler.

British Dictionary definitions for Cairns

Cairns

/ (kænz, kɛənz) /


noun
  1. a port in NE Australia, in Queensland. Pop: 98 981 (2001)

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