Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A town of central Australia south-southeast of Darwin. The largest community in the large, sparsely populated central region of the continent, Alice Springs developed around a telegraph station that was established in 1871.
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Examples
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The nearest town is Alice Springs, which is 440 km away, and takes longer to drive to than it takes to fly to Sydney.
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I'm happy because I am staying an extra 3 days in Alice Springs, which is the heart of the Outback.
TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2009
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There are big Aboriginal communities in places such as Alice Springs but even here these communities and white Australians live very separately.
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For example, you can pick up an airfare from Adelaide to Alice Springs which is normally $92* one way for just $61. 64* or from Melbourne to Gold Coast, normally $82* one way for just $54. 94* he says.
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Normally in September, temperatures reach a high of around 27C in Alice Springs.
Weatherwatch: Thousands evacuated after impact of tropical storm 2011
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He plays Tick, the central character, who is traveling from Sydney to Alice Springs to see his young son for the first time.
Choking on Sequins Terry Teachout 2011
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I first met her in 1983, when we were both in Alice Springs, covering Charles and Di, who had taken their young son William to enjoy the 40-degree heat.
Simon Hoggart's week: Thinking aloud? Don't be an idiot 2011
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Tick is most invested in the trip; he has a wife in Alice Springs, busy raising the young son he's never met.
Fern Siegel: Stage Door: Priscilla Queen of the Desert Fern Siegel 2011
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Michael and Lindy Chamberlain leave court in Alice Springs in 1981 during the second inquest into the disappearance of their baby daughter, Azaria.
Dingo baby case that divided a nation could be closed at last 2011
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Maximum temperatures of 30C were recorded in Alice Springs last Monday, but on Wednesday highs only reached 22C and by Saturday temperatures in the town only just managed to touch 20C.
Weatherwatch: Thousands evacuated after impact of tropical storm 2011
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