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Sydney1 (ˈsɪdnɪ
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noun
- a port in SE Australia, capital of New South Wales, on an inlet of the S Pacific: the largest city in Australia and the first British settlement, established as a penal colony in 1788; developed rapidly after 1820 with the discovery of gold in its hinterland; large wool market; three universities. Pop: 3 502 301 (2001)
- a port in SE Canada, in Nova Scotia on NE Cape Breton Island: capital of Cape Breton Island until 1820, when the island united administratively with Nova Scotia. Pop: 32 286 (2006)
Sidney or Sydney (ˈsɪdnɪ
)
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noun
- Algernon. 1622–83, English Whig politician, beheaded for his supposed part in the Rye House Plot to assassinate Charles II and the future James II: author of Discourses Concerning Government (1689)
- Sir Philip. 1554–86, English poet, courtier, and soldier. His works include the pastoral romance Arcadia (1590), the sonnet sequence Astrophel and Stella (1591), and The Defence of Poesie (1595), one of the earliest works of literary criticism in English
Example Sentences Including 'Sydney'
Besides Alberini, the other overseas entry is Richard Perini, sailing Foreign Affair from Sydney.Yachting Boating World (2004)
But their partnership resulted in Olympic gold in Sydney in 2000. Lareau was as solid as his remarkably thick thighs.Globe and Mail (2003)
Buyers had come from Barcelona, Nice, Southampton, the Adriatic, even from Sydney , Australia.Final Resort
From New York to Sydney , there are reports that bedbugs are making a comeback, says the New Scientist.Globe and Mail (2003)
He was going back to Sydney to patch up the estrangement from his father.YESTERDAY'S SHADOW (2002)
One's only regret must be that Dr Wainer did not happen to live in Sydney.THE MEDICAL MYSTERIES E-OMNIBUS (2001)
Strictly Ballroom, his film about ballroom dancing in a Sydney restaurant, had also earned millions worldwide.Glasgow Herald (2001)
The Melbourne guys missed his trip this time, they don't know when he came up to Sydney.Murder Song
The split,'has absolutely nothing to do with what happened in Sydney ,' said Jones.Glasgow Herald (2001)
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