Toowoomba

[ tuh-woom-buh ]

/ təˈwʊm bə /

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noun

a city in SE Queensland, in E Australia.

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How to use Toowoomba in a sentence

Thus the wheat lands of Maranoa were settled when there was no farming more than a few miles to the west of Toowoomba.
Our First Half-Century|Government of Queensland
My sister, she was staying at Toowoomba up Queensland way; she's the sister of the landlady at the 'Royal.'
Australia Revenged|Boomerang
I was third mate of the Toowoomba then; my first trip in her, and that was seven years ago come Queen's Birthday.
The Record of Nicholas Freydon|A. J. (Alec John) Dawson
Consequently he knew all about Hal's journey to Toowoomba, and guessed its object.
Australia Revenged|Boomerang

Toowoomba is about a hundred miles inland, and they had been sent up from Brisbane.
Missing Friends|Thorvald Weitemeyer

British Dictionary definitions for Toowoomba

Toowoomba

/ (təˈwʊmbə) /

noun

a city in E Australia, in SE Queensland: agricultural and industrial centre. Pop: 89 338 (2001)

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