Freetown

American

[free-taun] / ˈfriˌtaʊn /

noun

a seaport in and the capital of Sierra Leone, in W Africa.

Freetown British

/ ˈfriːˌtaʊn /

noun

the capital and chief port of Sierra Leone: founded in 1787 for slaves freed and destitute in England. Pop: 1 007 000 (2005 est)

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As we talk in Tombo harbour close to Freetown, he points out to a few large trawlers on the horizon.

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026

Reider met Green when he was 17 years old at the Lakka Government Hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone.

From Slate ● Mar. 26, 2025

Memunatu Kamara, 49, sells smoked fish at a market in Freetown, providing the main income for her family of six.

From Seattle Times ● May 26, 2024

Found within a kilometre of the Danish parliament, Freetown Christiania was established in 1971 when a bunch of anarchists and hippies squatted inside a vacant military base.

From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2024

I still didn’t know where we were going, but I was sure now that we were in Freetown, Sierra Leone’s capital.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah

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