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Tumut

Tumut proper noun: a river in New South Wales, Australia.

tumut: a river in New South Wales, Australia
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Proper noun

Tumut

  1. A river in New South Wales, Australia.
  2. A town on the river in New South Wales.

Origin of Tumut

Apparently from an Wiradjuri word meaning "quiet resting place by the river".

Words formed from Tumut

Questions about Tumut

What does Tumut mean?
Tumut means a river in New South Wales, Australia.
What part of speech is Tumut?
Tumut is a proper noun.

Words near Tumut in the dictionary

  1. tumultus
  2. tumulus
  3. tumuluses
  4. Tumupasa
  5. Tumushuke
  6. Tumut
  7. Tumut Plains
  8. Tumwater
  9. Tumxuk
  10. tun
  11. tun-bellies

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