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Dubbo

[ duhb-oh ]
/ ˈdʌb oʊ /
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noun
a city in E Australia.
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Words nearby Dubbo

Dubawnt, dubbed, dubbeltje, dubbin, dubbing, Dubbo, Dubček, du Bellay, Dubhe, dubiety, Dubin Johnson syndrome
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How to use Dubbo in a sentence

  • There's me married sister near Cobborah, and a married brother near Dubbo; he's got a station.

    Joe Wilson and His Mates|Henry Lawson

  • We dozed off again, and woke at daylight, and recognized the ridgy gum-country between Dubbo and Orange.

    While the Billy Boils|Henry Lawson

  • If he had put in his cork then, and stayed away from Dubbo——but no; heedless man, he pulled it again.

    Following the Equator, Complete|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

British Dictionary definitions for Dubbo

dubbo
/ (ˈdʌbəʊ) Australian slang /
adjective
stupid
noun plural -bos
a stupid person

Word Origin for dubbo

from Dubbo, a town in New South Wales, Australia
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