Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of southeast Australia on an inlet of the Tasman Sea. The largest city in Australia, it is the country's chief port and main cultural and financial center.
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- proper noun A
surname , a spelling variant ofSidney . - proper noun A male
given name transferred from the surname. - proper noun A female
given name transferred from the surname. - proper noun A seaport and the state capital of
New South Wales ,Australia . - proper noun A former city, now part of the amalgamated Cape Breton Regional Municipality on
Cape Breton Island in the province ofNova Scotia ,Canada . - proper noun
Dharuk , an Aboriginal language of Australia.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the largest Australian city located in southeastern Australia on the Tasman Sea; state capital of New South Wales; Australia's chief port
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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MAY 05: Models prepare backstage ahead of the Bianca Spender collection show on the third day of Rosemount Australian Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2010/11 at the Overseas Passenger Terminal, Circular Quay on May 5, 2010 in Sydney, Australia.
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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MAY 05: A model showcases designs by Konstantina Mittas on the catwalk on the third day of Rosemount Australian Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2010/11 at the Overseas Passenger Terminal, Circular Quay on May 5, 2010 in Sydney, Australia.
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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MAY 05: A model showcases designs by Konstantina Mittas on the catwalk on the third day of Rosemount Australian Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2010/11 at the Overseas Passenger Terminal, Circular Quay on May 5, 2010 in Sydney, Australia.
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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MAY 05: Models prepare backstage ahead of the Bianca Spender collection show on the third day of Rosemount Australian Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2010/11 at the Overseas Passenger Terminal, Circular Quay on May 5, 2010 in Sydney, Australia.
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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MAY 05: A model showcases designs by Mawlai during the Men's & Women's Ready To Wear 3 show on the catwalk on the third day of Rosemount Australian Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2010/11 at the Overseas Passenger Terminal, Circular Quay on May 5, 2010 in Sydney, Australia.
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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MAY 05: A model showcases designs by Mawlai during the Men's & Women's Ready To Wear 3 show on the catwalk on the third day of Rosemount Australian Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2010/11 at the Overseas Passenger Terminal, Circular Quay on May 5, 2010 in Sydney, Australia.
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SYDNEY By Sam Holmes The brick bungalows along the streets in the Sydney suburb of Cabramatta wouldn't look out of place in many of the city's neighborhoods -- except some are fronted by big statues of guardian lions.
Foreign Places 2009
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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JULY 19: His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI dedicates a new altar and celebrates Holy Mass with Australian bishops, seminarians and male and female novices in St Mary's Cathedral as part of the events for World Youth Day on July 19, 2008 in Sydney, Australia.
Archive 2008-07-20 papabear 2008
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Dr Leichhardt, to whom the lion's share was with justice awarded, received it at a meeting held in the School of Arts at Sydney, of which an account is given in the _Sydney Herald_ under the head of "The Leichhardt Testimonial," and where Dr Nicholson, speaker of the Legislative Council, addressed the intrepid traveller, in a strain of high and well-merited eulogium.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 385. November, 1847. Various
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July 12th, 2010 SYDNEY - Facebook has retracted its ban over images of a nipple-flashing doll used by a Sydney jewellery business.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2010
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