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Murray River

Syllables: Mur·ray Riv·er/ˈmʌ.ɹi ˈɹɪv.ɚ/

Murray River proper noun: a river in southeastern Australia.

Proper noun (1)

Murray River

  1. A river in southeastern Australia.
  2. A local government area in New South Wales, Australia; in full, Murray River Council.

Proper noun (2)

Murray River

  1. A river in Kings County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
  2. A community and rural municipality of Kings County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

Origin of Murray River

Named in honour of Sir George Murray, British Secretary of State for War and the Colonies.

The river is named after military officer and administrator James Murray (1721-1794). The community and municipality are named after the river.

Words formed from Murray River

Words that rhyme with Murray River

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Questions about Murray River

What does Murray River mean?
Murray River means a river in southeastern Australia.
What part of speech is Murray River?
Murray River is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Murray River?
Murray River is pronounced /ˈmʌ.ɹi ˈɹɪv.ɚ/.

Words near Murray River in the dictionary

  1. Murray magpies
  2. Murray pine
  3. Murray pines
  4. Murray red gum
  5. Murray red gums
  6. Murray River
  7. Murray Valley encephalitis
  8. Murray-Darling Basin
  9. Murray-sunset
  10. murrayacine
  11. murrayanine

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