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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The fact that a sitting first lady, who lives in a presidential mansion in the capital, Freetown, retains a tenancy has drawn criticism in both the British and Sierra Leonean press.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

She was held somewhere on the outskirts of Freetown, Sierra Leone's capital, for about a year before it dawned on her that the job would never be forthcoming.

From BBC • Jan. 18, 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

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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