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Frobisher Bay

Frobisher Bay proper noun: a bay at the southern end of Baffin Island, Canada.

Proper noun

Frobisher Bay

  1. A bay at the southern end of Baffin Island, Canada.
    Synonyms:
    Iqaluit
  2. The former name of Iqaluit, the capital city of Nunavut, Canada.

Synonyms of Frobisher Bay

Origin of Frobisher Bay

The bay is named after Martin Frobisher, and the city is named after the bay.

Questions about Frobisher Bay

What does Frobisher Bay mean?
Frobisher Bay means a bay at the southern end of Baffin Island, Canada.
What part of speech is Frobisher Bay?
Frobisher Bay is a proper noun.

Words near Frobisher Bay in the dictionary

  1. Frobenius number
  2. Frobenius numbers
  3. Froberg
  4. Frobergs
  5. Frobisher
  6. Frobisher Bay
  7. frobnicate
  8. frobnicated
  9. frobnicates
  10. frobnicating
  11. frobnitz

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