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Perth

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Perth  (pûrth)
1. A city of southwest Australia near the Indian Ocean. Founded in 1829, it grew rapidly after the discovery of gold in the region in the 1890s. Population: 1,450,000.
2. A burgh of central Scotland on the Tay River north-northwest of Edinburgh. It was the capital of Scotland from the 11th to the mid-15th century. Population: 43,600.
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Noun1.PerthPerth - the state capital of Western Australia
Western Australia - a state containing the western third of Australia


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Christmas went by quietly and peacefully, and the New Year came, and still the King lingered in Perth.
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He mentioned the beauties of his native country and asked us if those were not sufficient allurements to induce us to prolong our journey as far north as Perth, where he resided.
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On his way to Perth, the king was met by a Highland woman, calling herself a prophetess; she stood at the side of the ferry by which he was about to travel to the north, and cried with a loud voice, 'My lord the king, if you pass this water you will never return again alive
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