Timaru

[ tim-uh-roo ]

noun

1. a seaport on the E coast of South Island, in S New Zealand.

Timaru

/ ˈtɪməˌruː /

noun

1. a port and resort in S New Zealand, on E South Island. Pop: 43 100 (2004 est)

Example Sentences

The line gradually converged towards the sea, until we ran along the shore, as we reached Timaru.

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St. Mary's, Timaru, was begun in 1880, and its nave completed six years later.

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Timaru was reached very late, and the best accommodation at the inn placed at our disposal.

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Great quantities of frozen mutton, wool and grain are shipped from Timaru, a seaport town in that section.

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In Canterbury you would be stared at if you called Timaru anything but "Timmeroo."

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