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Cairns

American

[kairnz] / kɛərnz /

noun

a seaport in NE Australia.

Cairns British

/ kænz, kɛənz /

noun

a port in NE Australia, in Queensland. Pop: 98 981 (2001)

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Cairns

When I graduated, my father gave me $400 for a one-way plane ticket to Cairns, about 3,000 miles northeast of us.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026

The last fatal attack offshore between Townsville and Cairns was in 1990, he said.

From Barron's ● May 24, 2026

Zach Cairns, also from Portadown, has been working as an optician in Dubai for the past six years.

From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2026

Dr Peter Cairns, who works at the GP practice next to Edinburgh's walk-in clinic, laid out the reality of meeting that demand.

From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2026

As he turned the helicopter toward safety, Cairns paused to listen to his radio.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone

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