Alice springs
a town in Northern Territory, in central Australia.
Historical Examples
One such stone, for example, may be seen in the land of the Arunta tribe near Alice Springs.
The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead, Volume I (of 3) Sir James George Frazer
They had travelled 1,700 miles, but were yet at no great distance from Alice Springs.
The Australian Explorers George Grimm
There were four riding and twelve baggage camels, besides one spare camel; the horses being left at Alice Springs.
Some Heroes of Travel W. H. Davenport Adams
noun
a town in central Australia, in the Northern Territory, in the Macdonnell Ranges. Pop: 23 640 (2001) Former name (until 1931) Stuart
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