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Hutt

/hʌt/

Hutt proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun (1)

Hutt

  1. A surname.
  2. A former county in the modern Wellington region, New Zealand, which was abolished in 1989; in full, Hutt County.

Proper noun (2)

the Hutt

  1. A river and valley in Western Australia.
    • The following passages describe the banks of the Hutt, to which allusion has already been made as the largest river of Western Australia yet known.1841, “Australind”, in The Monthly Chronicle, volume VII, page 402
  2. A river and valley in the Wellington region, North Island, New Zealand.
    • Having forded the Hutt, I proceeded up the course of the Akatarewa.1869, J. C. Crawford, Transactions and proceedings of the New Zealand Institute, page 344

Origin of Hutt

Named after Sir William Hutt, chairman of the New Zealand Company.

Words formed from Hutt

Phrases with Hutt

Words that rhyme with Hutt

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Questions about Hutt

What does Hutt mean?
Hutt means a surname.
What part of speech is Hutt?
Hutt is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Hutt?
Hutt is pronounced /hʌt/.

Words near Hutt in the dictionary

  1. Hutson
  2. Hutsons
  3. Hutsul
  4. Hutsulian
  5. Hutsuls
  6. Hutt
  7. Hutt River
  8. Hutt River poison
  9. Huttaa
  10. hutted
  11. hutter

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