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Little Egg Harbor

Little Egg Harbor proper noun: a bay and township in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States.

little egg harbor: a bay and township in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States
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Proper noun

Little Egg Harbor

  1. A bay and township in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States.

Origin of Little Egg Harbor

The bay was originally named Egg Harbor for the presence of eggs in seagull nests, and later renamed.

Questions about Little Egg Harbor

What does Little Egg Harbor mean?
Little Egg Harbor means a bay and township in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States.
What part of speech is Little Egg Harbor?
Little Egg Harbor is a proper noun.

Words near Little Egg Harbor in the dictionary

  1. Little Downham
  2. Little Dunham
  3. Little Dunmow
  4. Little Easton
  5. Little Eaton
  6. Little Egg Harbor
  7. little egret
  8. little egrets
  9. Little Egypt
  10. Little Egypts
  11. little Eichmann

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