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Freetown

American

[free-toun] / 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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We are at the family's farm, around an hour's drive from the Presidential Lodge in Freetown, where she usually lives with her husband.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

Two years ago, a university lecturer went missing in Freetown and his body was later found buried in what police say was the shrine of a herbalist in Waterloo.

From BBC • Nov. 23, 2025

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

From Slate • Mar. 26, 2025

"In light of this serious development, the government has urgently recalled Sierra Leone's ambassador to Guinea, Ambassador Mr Alimamy Bangura, to Freetown to provide a full account of the incident," he added.

From BBC • Jan. 17, 2025

I called my uncle in Freetown during my second day.

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

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