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hervey bay

/ˈhɑː(ɹ)vi ˈbeɪ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.68 in modern English

Syllables
her-vey bay
IPA
/ˈhɑː(ɹ)vi ˈbeɪ/
23
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city in Queensland, Australia.

Etymology

Named by James Cook after the naval officer Augustus John Hervey (1724–1779).

Questions

How do you pronounce hervey bay?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɑː(ɹ)vi ˈbeɪ/.
What does hervey bay mean?
A city in Queensland, Australia.
Where does hervey bay come from?
Named by James Cook after the naval officer Augustus John Hervey (1724–1779).

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