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Freetown

proper noun

  1. capital of Sierra Leone
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈfɹiːˌtaʊn/

name

Etymology: From free + town, as being formerly settled by freed slaves.

  1. The capital city of Sierra Leone.

    Nearly 17,000 tons of this were accounted for by the haulage of chrome ore from the mine at Hangha to Freetown, a distance of 187½ miles, for shipment.

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  11. A village in Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda.
  12. A locality on Eleuthera, Bahamas.