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Buzzards Bay

Buzzards Bay proper noun: a bay of the Atlantic Ocean, within the waters of southern Massachusetts, United States.

Proper noun

Buzzards Bay

  1. A bay of the Atlantic Ocean, within the waters of southern Massachusetts, United States.
  2. A census-designated place in the town of Bourne, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States.

Origin of Buzzards Bay

Named by colonialists who misidentified the local birds. The "buzzards" are actually ospreys.

Questions about Buzzards Bay

What does Buzzards Bay mean?
Buzzards Bay means a bay of the Atlantic Ocean, within the waters of southern Massachusetts, United States.
What part of speech is Buzzards Bay?
Buzzards Bay is a proper noun.

Words near Buzzards Bay in the dictionary

  1. buzzard-eagle
  2. buzzardet
  3. buzzardets
  4. buzzardlike
  5. buzzards
  6. Buzzards Bay
  7. buzzbait
  8. buzzbaits
  9. buzzcut
  10. buzzcuts
  11. buzzcutted

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