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moreton bay

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.71 in modern English

Syllables
more-ton bay
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A bay near Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

name

A locality in the City of Brisbane and Redland City, near Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, partly surrounding the bay of the same name.

name

A local government area north of Brisbane in Queensland, Australia; in full, the City of Moreton Bay.

Etymology

Named Morton's Bay by James Cook after James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton; the spelling change was due to a misprint.

Phrases

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Questions

What does moreton bay mean?
A bay near Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Where does moreton bay come from?
Named Morton's Bay by James Cook after James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton; the spelling change was due to a misprint.

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