Newcastle

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geographical name (1)

New·​cas·​tle ˈnü-ˌka-səl How to pronounce Newcastle (audio)
ˈnyü-,
 3 is locally  nü-ˈka-,
nyü-ˈka-
1
city and port at the mouth of the Hunter River in eastern New South Wales, Australia metropolitan area population 308,308
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or in full Newcastle upon Tyne city and port on the Tyne River in northern England; capital of Tyne and Wear population 268,000
3
or in full Newcastle-under-Lyme town in Staffordshire in west central England population 75,000
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municipality at the foot of the Drakensberg Mountains in northwestern KwaZulu-Natal, eastern Republic of South Africa population 363,236

New Castle

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geographical name (2)

New Cas·​tle ˈnü-ˌka-səl How to pronounce New Castle (audio)
ˈnyü-
city in western Pennsylvania east-southeast of Youngstown, Ohio population 23,273

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“Newcastle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Newcastle. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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