Perth

American  

[purth] / pɜrθ /

noun

1. Also called Perthshire.  a historic county in central Scotland.

2. a city in this county: a port on the Tay River.

3. a city in and the capital of Western Australia, in SW Australia.

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Perth British  

/ pɜːθ /

noun

1. a city in central Scotland, in Perth and Kinross on the River Tay: capital of Scotland from the 12th century until the assassination of James I there in 1437. Pop: 43 450 (2001)

2. a city in SW Australia, capital of Western Australia, on the Swan River: major industrial centre; University of Western Australia (1911). Pop: 1 176 542 (2001)

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Example Sentences

England were accused of a lack of adequate preparation for the Ashes, playing only one warm-up match against England Lions at a club ground in Perth before the first Test.

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England were accused of a lack of adequate preparation, playing only one warm-up match against England Lions at a club ground in Perth before the first Test.

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Most airlines are not currently having to add in additional stops to accomodate the longer routes, but Qantas has added a Singapore refuelling stop on its non-stop flight from Perth to London, he said.

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Perth and Kinross Council has upheld two complaints - in relation to poor communication and a failure to refer contact police for a welfare check - but has rejected other criticisms.

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A similar two-year project in Perth and Stirling engaged more than 1,000 people and created 20 new areas of butterfly and moth habitat in urban and suburban areas.

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