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Perth

UK/pɜːθ/US/pɝθ/

Perth proper noun: a city in Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland, historically in Perthshire.

Proper noun

Perth

  1. A city in Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland, historically in Perthshire.
  2. The state capital of Western Australia.
  3. A local government area in Western Australia; in full, the City of Perth.
  4. A town, the county seat of Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
  5. A town in Northern Midlands council area, eastern Tasmania, Australia.
  6. A river in the Southern Alps West Coast region, New Zealand, a tributary of the Whataroa.
  7. An unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware.
  8. An unincorporated community in Dick Johnson Township, Clay County, Indiana.
  9. An unincorporated community in Sumner County, Kansas.
  10. An unincorporated community in Blue Earth County, Minnesota.
  11. A town in Fulton County, New York.
  12. A minor city in Towner County, North Dakota.
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  1. A township in Walsh County, North Dakota.
  2. A Scottish earldom.
  3. A surname

Perth meaning in Hindi, Arabic, Persian and Thai

Perth in Hindi

city in Western Australia
पर्थ parth

Perth in Arabic

city in Western Australia
بِيرْث birṯ
city in Scotland
بِيرْث birṯ

Perth in Persian

city in Western Australia
پرث pers

Perth in Thai

city in Western Australia
เพิร์ท pêrt
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Perth in Vietnamese
Perth

Origin of Perth

From Pictish *ᚚᚓᚏᚈ (pert) meaning “wood, copse, thicket”, related to Welsh perth and perhaps Proto-Celtic *kʷerxtā (from Proto-Indo-European *pérkʷus (“oak”).

Words formed from Perth

Words that rhyme with Perth

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Questions about Perth

What does Perth mean?
Perth means a city in Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland, historically in Perthshire.
What is Perth in Hindi?
Perth in Hindi is पर्थ (parth). See Perth meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Perth?
Perth is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Perth?
Perth is pronounced /pɜːθ/ (UK).

Words near Perth in the dictionary

  1. pertects
  2. perted
  3. Pertenhall
  4. perter
  5. pertest
  6. Perth
  7. Perth Amboy
  8. Perth and Kinross
  9. Perth County
  10. Perth East
  11. Perth South

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