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Parramatta

Parramatta proper noun: a local government area in the Greater Western Sydney region of New South Wales, Australia; in full, the City of Parramatta.

parramatta: a local government area in the Greater Western Sydney region of New South Wales, Australia; in...
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Proper noun

Parramatta

  1. A local government area in the Greater Western Sydney region of New South Wales, Australia; in full, the City of Parramatta.
  2. A suburb in western Sydney, in the City of Parramatta, New South Wales.
  3. A river in Sydney, New South Wales, flowing through the suburb and into Sydney Harbour; in full, the Parramatta River.
  4. An electoral division in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
  5. An electoral district in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Origin of Parramatta

From Dharug Burramatta (literally “place of eels”).

Words formed from Parramatta

Questions about Parramatta

What does Parramatta mean?
Parramatta means a local government area in the Greater Western Sydney region of New South Wales, Australia; in full, the City of Parramatta.
What part of speech is Parramatta?
Parramatta is a proper noun.

Words near Parramatta in the dictionary

  1. parrakeets
  2. parral
  3. Parrales
  4. Parraleses
  5. parrals
  6. Parramatta
  7. Parramore
  8. Parramores
  9. parranda
  10. parraqua
  11. parraquas

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