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Newcastle-upon-tyne
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1. newcastle, newcastle-upon-tyne
a port city in northeastern England on the River Tyne; a center for coal exports (giving rise to the expression carry coals to Newcastle' meaning to do something unnecessary)
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Newcastle-upon-tyne
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1.
a port in NE England in Newcastle upon Tyne unitary authority, Tyne and Wear, near the mouth of the River Tyne opposite Gateshead: Roman remains; engineering industries, including ship repairs; two universities (1937, 1992). Pop: 189 863 (2001)
. Often shortened to: Newcastle2.
a unitary authority in NE England, in Tyne and Wear. Pop: 266 600 (2003 est). Area:
112 sq km (43 sq miles)
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