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Bathurst

Syllables: Bath·urst/ˈbɑθ.ɝst/UK/ˈbæ.θɜːst/

Bathurst proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Bathurst

  1. A surname.
  2. An English earldom.
  3. A city in the Central Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia.
  4. A local government area (Bathurst Regional Council) with its headquarters in Bathurst, New South Wales.
  5. A city, the shire town of Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada.
    • (historical), St. Peters (historical)
    Synonyms:
    Nepisiguit
  6. A former township in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada, since amalgamated into the township of Tay Valley.
  7. A town in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.
  8. (historical) Former name of Banjul, the capital city of the Gambia.

Synonyms of Bathurst

  • Nepisiguit

Origin of Bathurst

The city in New Brunswick is named after Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst (1762 - 1834). The capital of the Gambia was also formerly named after him.

Words formed from Bathurst

Questions about Bathurst

What does Bathurst mean?
Bathurst means a surname.
What part of speech is Bathurst?
Bathurst is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Bathurst?
Bathurst is pronounced /ˈbɑθ.ɝst/.

Words near Bathurst in the dictionary

  1. bathtubs
  2. bathtubsful
  3. bathukolpian
  4. bathukolpic
  5. Bathumi
  6. Bathurst
  7. bathvillite
  8. bathward
  9. bathwards
  10. bathware
  11. bathwater

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