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Cooranbong

Cooranbong proper noun: a town in the Lake Macquarie council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.

Proper noun

Cooranbong

  1. A town in the Lake Macquarie council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia

Origin of Cooranbong

Anglicized spelling of the Aboriginal word kouranbong, meaning either "water over rocks" or "rocky bottom creek." The word has changed spelling over the years from its original spelling of Kuringbong (1834) to Coorumbung (1841) and Corumbong (1879). In the year of 1866 the word was officially adopted by Cooranbong, New South Wales and its current spelling was secured.

Questions about Cooranbong

What does Cooranbong mean?
Cooranbong means a town in the Lake Macquarie council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
What part of speech is Cooranbong?
Cooranbong is a proper noun.

Words near Cooranbong in the dictionary

  1. coopts
  2. Coopworth
  3. Coopworths
  4. Coor
  5. Coorabell
  6. Cooranbong
  7. Cooray
  8. coorbit
  9. coorbit theory
  10. coorbital
  11. coorbitals

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