Townsville

[tounz-vil]

noun

a seaport on the E coast of Queensland, in E Australia.

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Historical Examples of townsville

"I shall be leaving Townsville to-day, I find," she said politely.
Chinkie's Flat and Other Stories
Louis Becke
It was held in a house at the foot of Castle Hill, in Townsville.
Reminiscences of Queensland
William Henry Corfield
On my arrival in Townsville I found the wet season was not yet over.
Reminiscences of Queensland
William Henry Corfield
But it may be of interest to hear that Townsville claims one distinction.
The Pacific Triangle
Sydney Greenbie
That was Townsville, the new settlement where money was to be made.
Missing Friends
Thorvald Weitemeyer

British Dictionary definitions for townsville

Townsville

noun

a port in E Australia, in NE Queensland on the Coral Sea: centre of a vast agricultural and mining hinterland. Pop: 119 504 (2001)

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