"Bankstown" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Banks + town, being named after Sir Joseph Banks. Etymology templates: {{af|en|Banks|town}} Banks + town Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Bankstown
  1. A suburb of Sydney, in the City of Canterbury-Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia. It was a city (local government area) until 2016. Wikipedia link: Joseph Banks Categories (place): Places in Australia, Places in New South Wales, Places in Sydney, Suburbs in New South Wales
    Sense id: en-Bankstown-en-name-R9f5sjgM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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