Freetown definition

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The capital and largest city of Sierra Leone, in the western part of the country on the Atlantic Ocean. It was settled in 1792 by freed slaves sent from Canada by British abolitionists.
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(place) Seaport & capital of Sierra Leone, on the Atlantic.
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The capital city of Sierra Leone.
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Freetown Sentence Examples

  • Freetown is picturesquely situated on a plain, closed in behind by a succession of wooded hills, the Sierra Leone, rising to a height of 1700 ft.

  • Freetown was the first place in British West Africa granted local self-government.

  • Both commercially and strategically Freetown is a place of importance.

  • The Moslems, who are among the most law-abiding and intelligent citizens of Freetown, have several state-aided primary schools.

  • During the administration of Noel Ballay (1848-1902), governor of the colony 1890-1900, Konakry was transformed from a place of small importance to one of the chief ports on the west coast of Africa and a serious rival to Freetown, Sierra Leone.

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