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Hervey Bay

/ˈhɑː(ɹ)vi ˈbeɪ/

Hervey Bay proper noun: a city in Queensland, Australia.

Proper noun

Hervey Bay

  1. A city in Queensland, Australia.

Origin of Hervey Bay

Named by James Cook after the naval officer Augustus John Hervey (1724–1779).

Questions about Hervey Bay

What does Hervey Bay mean?
Hervey Bay means a city in Queensland, Australia.
What part of speech is Hervey Bay?
Hervey Bay is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Hervey Bay?
Hervey Bay is pronounced /ˈhɑː(ɹ)vi ˈbeɪ/.

Words near Hervey Bay in the dictionary

  1. Herulians
  2. HERV
  3. herva maté
  4. Herve
  5. Hervey
  6. Hervey Bay
  7. hervotype
  8. hervotyped
  9. hervotypes
  10. hervotyping
  11. HERVs

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