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Hopetoun

Hopetoun proper noun: a town in the Shire of Yarriambiack, north-west Victoria, Australia.

Proper noun

Hopetoun

  1. A town in the Shire of Yarriambiack, north-west Victoria, Australia.
  2. A coastal town in the Shire of Ravensthorpe, Goldfields-Esperance region, Western Australia.

Origin of Hopetoun

Both places in Australia were named after John Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun, the 1st Governor-General of Australia.

Words formed from Hopetoun

Questions about Hopetoun

What does Hopetoun mean?
Hopetoun means a town in the Shire of Yarriambiack, north-west Victoria, Australia.
What part of speech is Hopetoun?
Hopetoun is a proper noun.

Words near Hopetoun in the dictionary

  1. hopes
  2. hopes against hope
  3. Hopesay
  4. hopest
  5. hopeth
  6. Hopetoun
  7. Hopetoun Park
  8. Hopetown
  9. hopeward
  10. Hopewell
  11. Hopewell Junction

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