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Newcastle

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New·cas·tle  (nksl, ny-)
1. or New·cas·tle-un·der-Lyme (-ndr-lm) A municipal borough of west-central England southwest of Stoke. It has varied industries. Population: 74,100.
2. or Newcastle upon Tyne (tn) A borough of northeast England on the Tyne River north of Leeds. Built on the site of a Roman military station, it became a coal-shipping port in the 13th century and was the principal center for coal exports after the 16th century. Its prominence in the trade gave rise to the expression to carry coals to Newcastle, meaning "to do something superfluous or unnecessary." Population: 185,000.
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Noun1.NewcastleNewcastle - 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)
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
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For a part of the distance between Auburn and Newcastle the road-- first on one side of a creek and then on the other--occupies the whole bottom of the ravine, being partly cut out of the steep hillside, and partly built up with bowlders removed from the creek- bed by the miners.
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