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Launceston

American  
[lawn-ses-tuhn, lahn-] / ˈlɔnˌsɛs tən, ˈlɑn- /

noun

  1. a city on N Tasmania.


Launceston British  
/ ˈlɔːnsəstən /

noun

  1. a city in Australia, the chief port of the island state of Tasmania on the Tamar River, 64 km (40 miles) from Bass Strait. Pop: 68 443 (2001)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The day after buying his ticket, he returned to work for a normal shift driving between Launceston and Plymouth and said he intended to keep working.

From BBC • May 22, 2023

In Tasmania, flooding has affected northern regions, especially rural areas near Launceston, the state's second-most populous city.

From Reuters • Oct. 15, 2022

Harry Armstrong-Evans was in his final year when he died at home in Launceston, Cornwall in June 2021.

From BBC • Oct. 7, 2022

More than 500 cars are competing in the six-day rally from Launceston to Hobart, which is scheduled to finish Sunday.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 27, 2022

Down a side street is one of the old city gates, the only one remaining to show that Launceston was once walled.

From Cornwall by Mitton, G. E. (Geraldine Edith)

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