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Meaning of Townsville | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/ˈtaʊnzvɪl/

Definitions

  1. A coastal city in northern Queensland, Australia.
  2. A local government area in Queensland; in full, the City of Townsville.
  3. An unincorporated community in Vance County, North Carolina, United States.
  4. A generic hypothetical or fictional town name.

Examples

“On the morning of October 23 we stopped at Townsville in northern Australia for fuel. Lady Bird and I attended services at the Cathedral Church of St. James. Then we visited with the mayor and the townspeople. Thoughts of bygone days filled my mind as I passed through the streets of Townsville, but the people were as warm and wonderful as they had been during my stay there a quarter of a century before.*”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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