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Barrow Island

Barrow Island proper noun: an island off the coast of the Pilbara region, Western Australia, named after Sir John Barrow, 1st Baronet.

barrow island: an island off the coast of the Pilbara region, Western Australia, named after Sir John Barrow, 1st...
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Proper noun

Barrow Island

  1. An island off the coast of the Pilbara region, Western Australia, named after Sir John Barrow, 1st Baronet.
  2. An urban area and former island in Barrow-in-Furness, Barrow parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Barrow-in-Furness district (OS grid ref SD1968).

Questions about Barrow Island

What does Barrow Island mean?
Barrow Island means an island off the coast of the Pilbara region, Western Australia, named after Sir John Barrow, 1st Baronet.
What part of speech is Barrow Island?
Barrow Island is a proper noun.

Words near Barrow Island in the dictionary

  1. barrow crossings
  2. Barrow Gurney
  3. Barrow Haven
  4. Barrow Hill
  5. barrow hog
  6. Barrow Island
  7. barrow man
  8. barrow men
  9. barrow pig
  10. Barrow upon Humber
  11. Barrow upon Soar

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