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Deakin

Deakin proper noun: a surname, variant of Deacon.

Proper noun

Deakin (countable and uncountable, plural Deakins)

  1. A surname, variant of Deacon.
  2. A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, named after Alfred Deakin.
  3. A remote location on the Trans-Australian Railway in Western Australia, close to the border with South Australia.

Forms of Deakin

pluralDeakins

Origin of Deakin

Variant spelling of Deacon.

Questions about Deakin

What does Deakin mean?
Deakin means a surname, variant of Deacon.
What part of speech is Deakin?
Deakin is a proper noun.

Words near Deakin in the dictionary

  1. deair
  2. deaired
  3. deairing
  4. deairs
  5. Deak
  6. Deakin
  7. Deakins
  8. Deaks
  9. deal
  10. deal a bad hand
  11. deal a good hand

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