"Freetown" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: free + town, as being formerly settled by freed slaves. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|free|town}} free + town Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Freetown
  1. The capital city of Sierra Leone. Wikipedia link: Freetown Categories (place): Cities in Sierra Leone, National capitals, Places in Sierra Leone Translations (capital of Sierra Leone): Freetown (Afrikaans), فْرِيتَاوْن (fritāwn) [masculine] (Arabic), 弗裡敦 (Chinese Mandarin), 弗里敦 (Fúlǐdūn) (Chinese Mandarin), Freetown [masculine] (Czech), Freetown (Danish), Fritaŭno (Esperanto), פריטאון (fritaun) (Hebrew), Freetown [feminine] (Italian), フリータウン (Furītaun) (Japanese), 프리타운 (Peuritaun) (Korean), Fritaunas (Lithuanian), Freetown [feminine] (Portuguese), Фрита́ун (Fritáun) [masculine] (Russian), Freetown (Spanish), Фріта́ун (Fritáun) [masculine] (Ukrainian), Phri-tao (Vietnamese)

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