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Mount Hope

Mount Hope proper noun: a small settlement in Cobar Shire, western New South Wales.

Proper noun

Mount Hope

  1. A small settlement in Cobar Shire, western New South Wales.
  2. A small town in Lower Eyre Peninsula district council area, South Australia.
  3. A hill (granite outcrop) in northern Victoria.
  4. A town in Orange County, New York.
  5. A hill in Bristol, Rhode Island.

Origin of Mount Hope

In Rhode Island, often said to be from Massachusett Montaup, but there is little to back up this claim. That word has been compared to Montauk, but may not be identical. Alternatively, named after the Puritan virtue of Hope, or from Old Norse hóp (“narrow bay”).

Words formed from Mount Hope

Questions about Mount Hope

What does Mount Hope mean?
Mount Hope means a small settlement in Cobar Shire, western New South Wales.
What part of speech is Mount Hope?
Mount Hope is a proper noun.

Words near Mount Hope in the dictionary

  1. Mount Hicks
  2. Mount Holly
  3. Mount Hood
  4. Mount Hood lily
  5. Mount Hooghly
  6. Mount Hope
  7. Mount Hope Bay
  8. Mount Horeb
  9. Mount Hubbard
  10. Mount Hunter
  11. Mount Hutton

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