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BOTANY BAY

\bˈɒtəni bˈe͡ɪ], \bˈɒtəni bˈe‍ɪ], \b_ˈɒ_t_ə_n_i b_ˈeɪ]\

Definitions of BOTANY BAY

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A harbor on the east coast of Australia, and an English convict settlement there; - so called from the number of new plants found on its shore at its discovery by Cook in 1770.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
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A harbor on the east coast of Australia, and an English convict settlement there; - so called from the number of new plants found on its shore at its discovery by Cook in 1770.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

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