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murray-darling basin

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.66 in modern English

Syllables
mur-ray--dar-ling basin
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A large geographical area in the interior of southeastern Australia, spanning most of the states of New South Wales, Victoria, and the Australian Capital Territory, and parts of the states of Queensland (lower third) and South Australia (southeastern corner).

Etymology

From the two major rivers, the Murray River and the Darling River.

Questions

What does murray-darling basin mean?
A large geographical area in the interior of southeastern Australia, spanning most of the states of New South Wales, Victoria, and the Australian Capital Territory, and parts of the states of Queensland (lower third) and South Australia (southeastern corner).
Where does murray-darling basin come from?
From the two major rivers, the Murray River and the Darling River.

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