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Eyre Peninsula

Eyre Peninsula proper noun: a triangular peninsula in South Australia.

Proper noun

Eyre Peninsula

  1. A triangular peninsula in South Australia.

Origin of Eyre Peninsula

Named after English explorer Edward John Eyre (1815–1901), who explored parts of the peninsula in 1839–41.

Words formed from Eyre Peninsula

Questions about Eyre Peninsula

What does Eyre Peninsula mean?
Eyre Peninsula means a triangular peninsula in South Australia.
What part of speech is Eyre Peninsula?
Eyre Peninsula is a proper noun.

Words near Eyre Peninsula in the dictionary

  1. EYP
  2. eyr
  3. eyra
  4. eyras
  5. eyre
  6. Eyre Peninsula
  7. Eyrean
  8. eyren
  9. eyres
  10. Eyrich
  11. Eyrichs

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