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Christchurch

[krahyst-church]

noun

  1. a city on E South Island, in New Zealand.



Christchurch

/ ˈɪˌʃɜːʃ /

noun

  1. a city in New Zealand, on E South Island: manufacturing centre of a rich agricultural region. Pop: 344 100 (2004 est)

  2. a town and resort in S England, in SE Dorset. Pop: 40 208 (2001)

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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After the Christchurch tragedies, twin shootings that took 51 lives, she showed the most heartfelt empathy, then knuckled down and got assault weapons off the streets.

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A Western Australian teenager was charged on Wednesday after allegedly threatening to launch a Christchurch massacre-inspired attack on a Sydney mosque.

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In 2019, 51 people were murdered at two mass shootings in mosques in Christchurch.

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On Friday an Emirates plane was reportedly informed about the exercise by Chinese authorities, while it was still in the air as it flew from Sydney to Christchurch.

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They said a 49-year-old man and 42-year-old woman, both from Christchurch, have also been arrested, on suspicion of assisting an offender, and are in custody.

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