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Geelong

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2008 | Copyright

Geelong , city (1991 pop. 126,306), Victoria, SE Australia, on an inlet of Port Phillip Bay. It is a major port. Wool, wheat, meat, and hides are the principal exports; oil and phosphates are imported. Among the many industries are wool trading, meatpacking, oil refining, and the manufacture of fertilizers and automobiles. Geelong is a noted educational center and the home of Deakin Univ.

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Geelong

Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names | 2005 | | Copyright

Geelong, Victoria/Australia Founded in 1837, the origin of the name is disputed. It is said to come either from an Aboriginal word meaning a ‘place in the marshes’, or from another Aboriginal word, jillong ‘place of the companion’, a long‐legged water bird.

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Geelong

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

Geelong •along, belong, bong, chaise longue, dong, Geelong, gong, Guangdong, Haiphong, Heilong, Hong Kong, Jong, King Kong, long, mah-jong, Mao Zedong, Mekong, nong, pong, prolong, prong, sarong, Shillong, song, souchong, strong, thong, throng, tong, Vietcong, wrong •billabong • dingdong • Wollongong •Chittagong • headlong • livelong •sidelong • lifelong • oblong • oolong •singalong • furlong • pingpong •Armstrong • headstrong • part song •plainsong • evensong • singsong •swansong • birdsong • biltong •diphthong

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