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Torbay

Syllables: Tor·bay/tɔɹˈbeɪ/

Torbay proper noun: a borough in Devon, England.

Proper noun

Torbay

  1. A borough in Devon, England.
  2. A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
  3. A small town, bay, and suburb of Albany, Western Australia.
  4. A suburb of Auckland, New Zealand.

Origin of Torbay

In Devon, recorded as Torrebay in 1401, from Torre + bay "the bay near Torre", which later became Tor Bay. The town in Newfoundland is named after the borough in Devon.

Words formed from Torbay

Phrases with Torbay

Words that rhyme with Torbay

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Questions about Torbay

What does Torbay mean?
Torbay means a borough in Devon, England.
What part of speech is Torbay?
Torbay is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Torbay?
Torbay is pronounced /tɔɹˈbeɪ/.

Words near Torbay in the dictionary

  1. Torba
  2. torball
  3. torbanite
  4. torbanites
  5. torbanitic
  6. Torbay
  7. Torbay sole
  8. Torbay soles
  9. torbernite
  10. torbernites
  11. Torbert

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