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Port Macquarie

Port Macquarie proper noun: a city in New South Wales, Australia.

Proper noun

Port Macquarie

  1. A city in New South Wales, Australia.

Origin of Port Macquarie

Named by English explorer John Oxley after Lachlan Macquarie (1762–1824), the 5th Governor of New South Wales.

Words formed from Port Macquarie

Questions about Port Macquarie

What does Port Macquarie mean?
Port Macquarie means a city in New South Wales, Australia.
What part of speech is Port Macquarie?
Port Macquarie is a proper noun.

Words near Port Macquarie in the dictionary

  1. Port Lincoln
  2. Port Loko
  3. Port Louis
  4. Port Lyautey
  5. Port Mac
  6. Port Macquarie
  7. Port Macquarie funnel-web spider
  8. Port Macquarie funnel-web spiders
  9. Port Macquarie pine
  10. Port Macquarie-Hastings
  11. Port Maria

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