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Meanings of Newcastle-upon-Tyne in English

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)

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Usage of Newcastle-upon-Tyne in English
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In Newcastle-upon-Tyne there are practically no overcrowded families waiting to be rehoused.
The Guardian
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Address to General Grant from the Chamber of Commerce, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1877.
A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents. Volu...
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The first of these appeared at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, so early as the month of October.
The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Abol...
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John Pugh, otherwise Blueskin, was born at Morpeth near Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
Lives of the Most Remarkable Criminals Who have been Condemned a...
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Of particular interest will be results from Sunderland and Newcastle-upon-Tyne, which will arrive from 2330 GMT.
Reuters
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Oliver, born in 1957, grew up in County Durham and studied graphic design at Newcastle-upon-Tyne Polytechnic.
The Guardian
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Mark Akenside was born on the 9th of November, 1721, at Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes, Volume 08 / ...
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The Common Good: March 21 2001 Child and adolescent psychotherapist, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
The Guardian
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Cue the arrival of Shields, a Newcastle-upon-Tyne band that has slowly been nuzzling the neck of the mainstream.
The Irish Times
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As a young child I had come with my mother from Newcastle-upon-Tyne in England to live in Kenmare, Co Kerry.
The Irish Times
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A management buyout has secured the future of a British airline which operates a route between Newcastle-upon-Tyne in England and Dublin.
The Irish Times
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He was born with an enlarged heart and was being kept alive by an air-driven pump device at a specialist hospital in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
BBC
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From Northallerton I hastened on to Newcastle-upon-Tyne in order to attend, for the first time in my life, the meetings of the British Association.
A Walk from London to John O'Groat's / With Notes by the Way
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It was in the old town, now the city of Newcastle-upon-Tyne that I first saw the light-March29, 1842.
Memoirs of Sir Wemyss Reid 1842-1885
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Martin Brown was strangled and dumped on waste ground near the Scotswood area of Newcastle-upon-Tyne on May 25th, 1968.
The Irish Times
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That fell disease burst out with extraordinary violence at Newcastle-upon-Tyne in the month of August, where more than 2000 lives were sacrificed to its fury.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. / From the Acc...