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freetown

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Free⋅town

[free-toun]
–noun
a seaport in and the capital of Sierra Leone, in W Africa. 214,000.

Sier⋅ra Le⋅o⋅ne

[lee-oh-nee, lee-ohn]
–noun
an independent republic in W Africa: member of the Commonwealth of Nations; formerly a British colony and protectorate. 4,891,546; 27,925 sq. mi. (72,326 sq. km). Capital: Freetown.

Sier⋅ra Le⋅o⋅ne⋅an [lee-oh-nee-uhn] . noun
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Free·town   (frē'toun')   
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 England by British abolitionists. Population: 773,000.
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