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Charters Towers

Charters Towers proper noun: a gold mining town and larger local government area (Charters Towers Region) in northern Queensland, Australia.

Proper noun

Charters Towers

  1. A gold mining town and larger local government area (Charters Towers Region) in northern Queensland, Australia.

Origin of Charters Towers

Named after W. S. E. M. Charters, the Gold Commissioner. Towers refers to conical hills in the area.

Questions about Charters Towers

What does Charters Towers mean?
Charters Towers means a gold mining town and larger local government area (Charters Towers Region) in northern Queensland, Australia.
What part of speech is Charters Towers?
Charters Towers is a proper noun.

Words near Charters Towers in the dictionary

  1. chartermaster
  2. chartermasters
  3. charterparties
  4. charterparty
  5. charters
  6. Charters Towers
  7. Chartham
  8. charthouse
  9. charthouses
  10. Chartican
  11. charticle

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