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-based

suffix (MAIN PLACE)
 
 
/-beɪst/

Definition

used to form adjectives showing the main place or area in which something or someone works, lives, or does business: a Manchester-based company community-based programsPlacing and positioning an object
(Definition of -based suffix (MAIN PLACE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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