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Rockhampton

Rockhampton proper noun: a village in Gloucestershire, England.

Proper noun (1)

Rockhampton

  1. A village in Gloucestershire, England.

Proper noun (2)

Rockhampton

  1. A regional city in Queensland, Australia.
    • The coastal port cities, Mackay and Rockhampton, are 100 miles or more from Queensland's coal mines.2011 January 12, Joel Kirkland, “Australia's Record Rains Squeeze World Coal Supplies as Scientists Study Climate Pattern”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 15 Sep 2025
    Synonyms:
    Rocky
  2. A local government area in Queensland, Australia, which includes the city; in full, Rockhampton Region.

Synonyms of Rockhampton

Origin of Rockhampton

From rock + Hampton (“a placename, considered generic”), referring to a bar of rocks that prevented further travel upriver. European settlement dates from 1855.

Questions about Rockhampton

What does Rockhampton mean?
Rockhampton means a village in Gloucestershire, England.
What part of speech is Rockhampton?
Rockhampton is a proper noun.

Words near Rockhampton in the dictionary

  1. rockglacier
  2. rockglaciers
  3. rockglass
  4. rockglasses
  5. rockhair
  6. Rockhampton
  7. Rockhamptonian
  8. rockhard
  9. rockhead
  10. rockheaded
  11. rockheads

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