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Nullarbor

US/ˈnʌlɚbɔːɹ/

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Australia/ˈnɐləboː/

Nullarbor proper noun: a locality defined by the South Australian government, covering a large area of western South Australia, bordering on Western Australia, between the Great Australian Bight and Trans-Australian Railway. Also the ellipsis of Nullarbor Plain.

Proper noun

Nullarbor or the Nullarbor

  1. A locality defined by the South Australian government, covering a large area of western South Australia, bordering on Western Australia, between the Great Australian Bight and Trans-Australian Railway.

Also used as

Nullarbor is also the ellipsis of Nullarbor Plain.

Origin of Nullarbor

From Latin nulla arbor (“no tree”), as the area is nearly treeless.

Words formed from Nullarbor

  • Nullarbor Canyon

Phrases with Nullarbor

Questions about Nullarbor

What does Nullarbor mean?
Nullarbor means a locality defined by the South Australian government, covering a large area of western South Australia, bordering on Western Australia, between the Great Australian Bight and Trans-Australian Railway.
What part of speech is Nullarbor?
Nullarbor is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Nullarbor?
Nullarbor is pronounced /ˈnɐləboː/ (Australia).

Words near Nullarbor in the dictionary

  1. nullah-nullah
  2. nullah-nullahs
  3. nullahs
  4. Nullamanna
  5. nullar
  6. Nullarbor
  7. Nullarbor Plain
  8. nullary
  9. nullary sum
  10. nullary sums
  11. nullas

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