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Bankstown

American  
[bangks-toun] / ˈbæŋksˌtaʊn /

noun

  1. a city in SE Australia, a suburb of Sydney.


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He added that staff at the hospital in the suburb of Bankstown were embarrassed and ashamed, but said it did not diminish the good work they did.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2025

From a distance, El-Hayek, a councillor for the city of Canterbury Bankstown in Sydney's southwest, exchanges a few words with Darlene to check on how she is coping under lockdown.

From Reuters • Aug. 13, 2021

The family lives in Bankstown, a suburb of Sydney.

From New York Times • Sep. 17, 2019

Houda’s sentiments were echoed by Rebecca Kay, a Muslim convert who has run for state and local seats in the Sydney suburb of Bankstown and who witnessed the riots from close quarters.

From Time • May 14, 2013

This piece on Thomson is the tale of a single spell he bowled for Bankstown against Mosman on 31 December 1973, arguably the quickest of his career.

From The Guardian • Apr. 10, 2013