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Grand Banks

Grand Banks proper noun: a marine region and underwater plateau of relatively shallow seabed in the northwest Atlantic Ocean, located southeast of Newfoundland, which has long served as a major fishing ground.

Proper noun

Grand Banks

  1. A marine region and underwater plateau of relatively shallow seabed in the northwest Atlantic Ocean, located southeast of Newfoundland, which has long served as a major fishing ground.

Questions about Grand Banks

What does Grand Banks mean?
Grand Banks means a marine region and underwater plateau of relatively shallow seabed in the northwest Atlantic Ocean, located southeast of Newfoundland, which has long served as a major fishing ground.
What part of speech is Grand Banks?
Grand Banks is a proper noun.

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