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Treasure Coast

Treasure Coast proper noun: a seaboard region comprising the Florida Atlantic coastal counties of Indian River, St. Lucie, and Martin.

Proper noun

the Treasure Coast

  1. A seaboard region comprising the Florida Atlantic coastal counties of Indian River, St. Lucie, and Martin.

Origin of Treasure Coast

Coined in the 1960s by John J. Schumann Jr. and Harry J. Schultz of the Vero Beach Press Journal, referring to the 1715 Treasure Fleet, lost off Sebastian, Florida.

Questions about Treasure Coast

What does Treasure Coast mean?
Treasure Coast means a seaboard region comprising the Florida Atlantic coastal counties of Indian River, St. Lucie, and Martin.
What part of speech is Treasure Coast?
Treasure Coast is a proper noun.

Words near Treasure Coast in the dictionary

  1. treasure
  2. treasure chest
  3. treasure chests
  4. treasure cities
  5. treasure city
  6. Treasure Coast
  7. Treasure County
  8. treasure flower
  9. treasure flowers
  10. treasure house
  11. treasure houses

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