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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of southeast Australia, a manufacturing suburb of Sydney. Founded in 1788, it was the second British colonial settlement in Australia.
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Examples
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Borders in Parramatta is interested in me putting on a show there soon, so stay tuned for that.
And today went where, exactly???? karenmiller 2007
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Even the train from Airport to Parramatta is stupidly high, they are milking it till their heart is contempt.
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'Parramatta' on a parcel without a vague impulse to buy, founded on a day-dream recollection of his grandmother, or of the British fleet, or of a pretty young English matron, or of any other subject that the advertiser had chosen for its association with the emotions of trust or affection.
Human Nature in Politics Third Edition Graham Wallas 1895
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"It means a lot to me that I'm achieving a milestone like this at a club like Parramatta which is full of tradition," he said.
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Bradford suffered an injury blow even before their Boxing Day match at Castleford when Manase Manuokafoa, the Tongan prop who has joined them from Parramatta, damaged knee ligaments in training.
Elbow injury puts Richie Myler's season with Warrington in doubt 2011
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England have arrived in Auckland for this year's Four Nations – for which Papua New Guinea qualified by winning last year's Pacific Cup – to discover they will not have to face the formidable Parramatta prop Fuifui Moimoi when they face New Zealand in Wellington on Saturday week.
Gareth Thomas scores a try as Wales beat Scotland in European Cup Andy Wilson 2010
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Police said they could not give any details on the situation but confirmed parts of a main street in Parramatta, a suburb about 20 km from central Sydney, had been cordoned off.
Man straps suspected bomb to himself outside Sydney court:report Reuters 2011
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Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images Police officers rescued a girl, 12, whose father had held her hostage for hours at a law office in Parramatta, Australia, Tuesday.
Asia in Pictures 2011
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Police said they could not give any details on the situation but confirmed parts of a main street in Parramatta, a suburb about 20 km from central Sydney, had been cordoned off.
Man straps suspected bomb to himself outside Sydney court:report Reuters 2011
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In 1789, a ferry service was established between Sydney Cove and the farming settlement of Parramatta, with the first vessel built by convicts and powered by sails and oars, according to a history published on Sydney Ferries' website.
Wanted: Operator for Sydney Harbor Ferries David Winning 2011
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