重複が削除され、一意の値が保持されるように、配列をフラット化しようとしています。例えば:
$places = array(
array("United Kingdom","London","Camden","1"),
array("United Kingdom","London","Camden","5"),
array("United Kingdom","London","Camden","23"),
array("United Kingdom","London","Camden","71")
);
次のようになります。
$places = array("United Kingdom","London","Camden","1,5,23,71");
また
$places = array('Country' => 'United Kingdom',
'County' => 'London',
'City' => 'Camden',
'Codes' => array(1,5,23,71)
);