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Canterbury-Bankstown

Canterbury-Bankstown proper noun: a local government area in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; in full, the City of Canterbury-Bankstown.

Proper noun

Canterbury-Bankstown

  1. A local government area in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; in full, the City of Canterbury-Bankstown.
  2. A region of Sydney, New South Wales.
  3. (rugby league) the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.

Origin of Canterbury-Bankstown

The city was formed in 2016 on the merger of cities of Canterbury and Bankstown.

Questions about Canterbury-Bankstown

What does Canterbury-Bankstown mean?
Canterbury-Bankstown means a local government area in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; in full, the City of Canterbury-Bankstown.
What part of speech is Canterbury-Bankstown?
Canterbury-Bankstown is a proper noun.

Words near Canterbury-Bankstown in the dictionary

  1. canterbury
  2. Canterbury bells
  3. Canterbury gallop
  4. Canterbury gallops
  5. Canterbury sound
  6. Canterbury-Bankstown
  7. canterburys
  8. cantered
  9. canterer
  10. canterers
  11. cantering

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