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Black Brook

Black Brook proper noun: a locality in the Regional Municipality of Cape Breton, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Proper noun (1)

Black Brook

  1. A locality in the Regional Municipality of Cape Breton, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  2. A river in Lancashire, England.
  3. A river in West Yorkshire, England.
  4. A town in Clinton County, New York.
  5. A town in Polk County, Wisconsin.
  6. A stream southeastern New Hampshire; tributary of the Merrimack.
  7. A river in Morris County, New Jersey; tributary of the Passaic.
  8. A river in Morris County, New Jersey; tributary of the Whippany.
  9. A river in Waterloo, New York; tributary of the Seneca.
  10. A river in New York; tributary of the Beaver Kill.
  11. A river in Otsego County, New York; tributary of the Susquehanna.

Proper noun (2)

Black Brook

  1. A stream in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, United States; tributary of the Rum River.

Origin of Black Brook

Named after the black color of the river's peat-stained water.

Questions about Black Brook

What does Black Brook mean?
Black Brook means a locality in the Regional Municipality of Cape Breton, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.
What part of speech is Black Brook?
Black Brook is a proper noun.

Words near Black Brook in the dictionary

  1. black bread mould
  2. black breads
  3. black bream
  4. black briony
  5. Black British
  6. Black Brook
  7. black broth
  8. black bryony
  9. black budget
  10. black budgets
  11. black building test

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