Sunderland
/ˈsʌndələnd/
/ˈsʌndərlənd/
- a city and port in north-east England. In the Industrial Revolution it was an important centre for the coal and shipbuilding industries, and many people lost their jobs in the region when these industries became less active in the 1980s. It is now an assisted area.
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