Cairns

American

[kairnz] / kɛərnz /

noun

a seaport in NE Australia.

Cairns British

/ kænz, kɛənz /

noun

a port in NE Australia, in Queensland. Pop: 98 981 (2001)

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Zach Cairns, also from Portadown, has been working as an optician in Dubai for the past six years.

From BBC

Cairns told BBC News NI that he "heard some bangs before anything official came through".

From BBC

Dr Peter Cairns, who works at the GP practice next to Edinburgh's walk-in clinic, laid out the reality of meeting that demand.

From BBC

Pilot Mike Cairns leaned forward to hug Sue as she and the dogs climbed inside.

From Literature

“Okay,” Cairns said, “we’ll go.”

From Literature

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