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Inverleigh

Inverleigh proper noun: a town in Surf Coast Shire, south western Victoria, Australia, situated over the Leigh River.

Proper noun

Inverleigh

  1. A town in Surf Coast Shire, south western Victoria, Australia, situated over the Leigh River.

Origin of Inverleigh

From Inver- + Leigh, named by John Helder Wedge in 1835, it refers to the town’s position near the river Leigh.

Questions about Inverleigh

What does Inverleigh mean?
Inverleigh means a town in Surf Coast Shire, south western Victoria, Australia, situated over the Leigh River.
What part of speech is Inverleigh?
Inverleigh is a proper noun.

Words near Inverleigh in the dictionary

  1. inverities
  2. inverity
  3. Inverkeilor
  4. Inverkeithing
  5. Inverkip
  6. Inverleigh
  7. Inverloch
  8. Inverlochy
  9. Invermay
  10. Invermay Park
  11. Invermen

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