Freetown

[ free-toun ]

noun

1. a seaport in and the capital of Sierra Leone, in W Africa.

Freetown

/ ˈfriːˌtaʊn /

noun

1. the capital and chief port of Sierra Leone: founded in 1787 for slaves freed and destitute in England. Pop: 1 007 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

Rescuers in Sierra Leone are continuing to search for more survivors after a seven-storey building collapsed in the capital Freetown, killing at least eight people.

From BBC

His family moved to Sierra Leone’s capital of Freetown, but the conflict followed them.

From Los Angeles Times

The project in the Bombay suburb of the capital, Freetown, started in the past year when a group of people tried to help a colleague’s younger brother off the drug called kush.

From Seattle Times

It followed protests in December 2018 when hundreds of people wearing white T-shirts emblazoned with the words "Hands off our girls" marched through Freetown.

From BBC

"For us hash is not the problem, it's the money in it," Mette Prag, a representative from the Freetown Christiania Foundation, told reporters.

From BBC