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Roper Gulf

Roper Gulf proper noun: a local government area in the north-east of the Northern Territory, Australia; in full, Roper Gulf Region.

Proper noun

Roper Gulf

  1. A local government area in the north-east of the Northern Territory, Australia; in full, Roper Gulf Region.

Origin of Roper Gulf

Gulf may refer to the Gulf of Carpentaria. Roper is apparently from the Roper River, named after John Roper.

Questions about Roper Gulf

What does Roper Gulf mean?
Roper Gulf means a local government area in the north-east of the Northern Territory, Australia; in full, Roper Gulf Region.
What part of speech is Roper Gulf?
Roper Gulf is a proper noun.

Words near Roper Gulf in the dictionary

  1. ropemaxxed
  2. ropemaxxes
  3. ropemaxxing
  4. ropemen
  5. roper
  6. Roper Gulf
  7. Roper River Creole
  8. roper-in
  9. roperies
  10. roperipe
  11. ropers

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