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Cairns

American  
[kairnz] / kɛərnz /

noun

  1. a seaport in NE Australia.


Cairns British  
/ kænz, kɛənz /

noun

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

"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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"It should be simple because we're in Mallusk. We would think that we'd be one of the first drops, but we're not," Mr Cairns added.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025

In 1989, he was alongside Cairns, Harris and Adam Parore in a New Zealand Under-19s team that toured England to take on a home side including Mark Ramprakash, Dominic Cork and Darren Gough.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025

Tracking data shows the vessel initially left Cairns at around 07:30 local time on 24 October - after a delay of around a week because of mechanical issues.

From BBC • Nov. 5, 2025

It's understood that Suzanne Rees, from New South Wales, was on the first stop of a 60-day cruise around Australia, which had left Cairns earlier this week.

From BBC • Oct. 29, 2025

I had already set my watch to Cairns time, which was fifteen hours ahead of Massachusetts time.

From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin

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