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the race that stops a nation

the race that stops a nation phrase: the annual Melbourne Cup horse race.

Phrase

the race that stops a nation

  1. (Australia, informal) The annual Melbourne Cup horse race.

Questions about the race that stops a nation

What does the race that stops a nation mean?
The race that stops a nation means the annual Melbourne Cup horse race.
What part of speech is the race that stops a nation?
The race that stops a nation is a phrase.

Words near the race that stops a nation in the dictionary

  1. the proverbial dog that caught the car
  2. the purpose of a system is what it does
  3. the quality
  4. the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
  5. the rabbit died
  6. the race that stops a nation
  7. the rest is gravy
  8. the rest is history
  9. the revolution will not be televised
  10. the rich get richer
  11. The Ridgeway

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