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Moreton Bay

Moreton Bay proper noun: a bay near Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Proper noun

Moreton Bay

  1. A bay near Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
  2. A locality in the City of Brisbane and Redland City, near Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, partly surrounding the bay of the same name.
  3. A local government area north of Brisbane in Queensland, Australia; in full, the City of Moreton Bay.

Origin of Moreton Bay

Named Morton's Bay by James Cook after James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton; the spelling change was due to a misprint.

Words formed from Moreton Bay

Questions about Moreton Bay

What does Moreton Bay mean?
Moreton Bay means a bay near Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
What part of speech is Moreton Bay?
Moreton Bay is a proper noun.

Words near Moreton Bay in the dictionary

  1. Moret-Loing-et-Orvanne
  2. Moret-sur-Loing
  3. Moreta
  4. Moretas
  5. Moreton
  6. Moreton Bay
  7. Moreton Bay ash
  8. Moreton Bay bug
  9. Moreton Bay bugs
  10. Moreton Bay chestnut
  11. Moreton Bay chestnuts

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