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Sydney (city)

First in use: c. 1788
Duplicate · right

Sydney (Bing persona)

First in use: c. 2023

Sydney / Sydney (city) / Sydney (Bing persona)

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Australia's largest city vs. Bing's unhinged alter ego.

Which meaning of Sydney is the original, and which one is the duplicate riding on its name? Sydney (city) came first (c. 1788). Sydney (Bing persona) arrived in 2023. The data below shows which one owns the word now.

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Original · c. 1788

Sydney (city)

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Duplicate · c. 2023

Sydney (Bing persona)

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