Freetown

[ free-toun ]

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noun

Freetown

/ ˈfriːˌtaʊn /

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

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When Ebola worsened in Freetown, Salia could have chosen to return to safety in Maryland.

Walking around Freetown as he speaks to me on the phone, the typically upbeat Pratt sounds frustrated.

Corruption, suspicion, and a lack of doctors all add up to a growing calamity in Freetown.

In middle school, the young boy would scavenge nearby trash yards in the capital of Freetown to find parts for his inventions.

The court also found that Taylor participated in the planning of attacks, including one on the Sierra Leone capital, Freetown.

Freetown was the first place in British West Africa granted local self-government.

Both commercially and strategically Freetown is a place of importance.

The Moslems, who are among the most law-abiding and intelligent citizens of Freetown, have several state-aided primary schools.

Persons of this and the grade next to be mentioned evince great anxiety to become possessed of houses and lots in old Freetown.

After the war he returned to Freetown, and continued active in business and political spheres.

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