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Glenorchy

Glenorchy proper noun: a local government area of Tasmania, Australia; in full, the City of Glenorchy.

Proper noun

Glenorchy

  1. A local government area of Tasmania, Australia; in full, the City of Glenorchy.
  2. A suburb of Hobart, within the City of Glenorchy, Tasmania.
  3. A small town in the Shire of Northern Grampians, western Victoria, Australia.
  4. A settlement at the north end of Lake Wakatipu in Queenstown-Lakes district, Otago, New Zealand.

Origin of Glenorchy

From Glen Orchy, Scotland.

Questions about Glenorchy

What does Glenorchy mean?
Glenorchy means a local government area of Tasmania, Australia; in full, the City of Glenorchy.
What part of speech is Glenorchy?
Glenorchy is a proper noun.

Words near Glenorchy in the dictionary

  1. glenoid fossae
  2. glenoid labrum
  3. glenoidal
  4. glenoids
  5. Glenora
  6. Glenorchy
  7. Glenorie
  8. Glenormiston North
  9. Glenormiston South
  10. glenosphere
  11. glenospheres

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