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Townsville

[ tounz-vil ]
/ ˈtaʊnz vɪl /

noun

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

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Townsville
/ (ˈtaʊnzvɪl) /

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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