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Morehead City

Morehead City proper noun: a coastal city in Carteret County, North Carolina, United States.

morehead city: a coastal city in Carteret County, North Carolina, United States
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Proper noun

Morehead City

  1. A coastal city in Carteret County, North Carolina, United States.

Origin of Morehead City

Named after John Motley Morehead.

Questions about Morehead City

What does Morehead City mean?
Morehead City means a coastal city in Carteret County, North Carolina, United States.
What part of speech is Morehead City?
Morehead City is a proper noun.

Words near Morehead City in the dictionary

  1. Morefields
  2. morefold
  3. Morehart
  4. Moreharts
  5. Morehead
  6. Morehead City
  7. Moreheads
  8. Morehouse
  9. Morehouse Parish
  10. Morehouses
  11. Moreing

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