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Newcastle

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Newcastle

Main Entry: New·cas·tle

Pronunciation: \ˈnü-ˌka-səl, ˈnyü-, 3 is locally nü-ˈ, nyü-ˈ\

Function: geographical name

1 city & port SE Australia in E New South Wales at mouth of Hunter River metropolitan area population 262,331
2or in full Newcastle upon Tyne \ˈtīn\ city & port N England ∗ of Tyne and Wear population 263,000
3or in full Newcastle–under–Lyme \-ˈlīm\ town W central England in Staffordshire population 117,400

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