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Top End

Top End proper noun: a geographical region encompassing the northernmost portion of the Northern Territory of Australia.

top end: a geographical region encompassing the northernmost portion of the Northern Territory of Australia
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Proper noun

the Top End

  1. A geographical region encompassing the northernmost portion of the Northern Territory of Australia.
    • Savanna ecologist believe that a combination of exceptionally infertile soils and highly seasonal rainfall means that the Top End is incapable of supporting the vast populations of mammals so characteristic of some African savannas.1993, AN Andersen, P Jacklyn, Termites of the Top End

Words formed from Top End

Questions about Top End

What does Top End mean?
Top End means a geographical region encompassing the northernmost portion of the Northern Territory of Australia.
What part of speech is Top End?
Top End is a proper noun.

Words near Top End in the dictionary

  1. top drop
  2. top edge
  3. top edged
  4. top edges
  5. top edging
  6. Top End
  7. top end of town
  8. Top Ender
  9. Top Enders
  10. top feed
  11. top feeds

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