Perth
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- proper noun
- I visited my friend in Perth, the capital city of Western Australia.
- Perth, Australia
- Perth Observatory
- Perth metropolitan area
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Watch on YouTubeAnd I'm coming to you out here from Perth, Perth in WA.
- And I'm coming to you out here from Perth, Perth in WA.
- So from Antarctica you go where we go to Perth, Australia.
- But what you have but, but in buying a promissory note, you buy an interest in the working capital of the Perth Mint.
- And, and so when we landed in Perth, we're both kind of like crazy.
Examples
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You'll get a mention in my family's prayers down here in Perth, Australia, in the future.
Blog text (14) -
The train back to Perth was, as predicted, pulled by another old engine.
Fiction book (1996) -
So I went to Perth on Sunday, last Sunday.
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Yeah, she played last, yeah, last night in Perth, Australia.
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On their way back to the car park, they passed Perth Theatre.
Fiction book (1996) -
You should arrive in Perth in time for Mass.
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We conducted another study in Perth of 100 ears in children.
Academic text (2002) -
I'm on my way to Perth.
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Why don't you come down to Perth and work for me?
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It's showdown time in Perth, Australia.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Perth comes from the Scottish town of the same name, and that older name likely comes from an old word pert meaning 'wood' or 'thicket'. The Australian Perth was named after the Scottish one, so the name originally pointed to a place with trees.