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Yorke Peninsula

Yorke Peninsula proper noun: a peninsula on the coast of South Australia.

Proper noun

Yorke Peninsula

  1. A peninsula on the coast of South Australia.
  2. A local government area in South Australia covering most of the peninsula; in full, Yorke Peninsula Council.

Origin of Yorke Peninsula

Named after Charles Philip Yorke by Matthew Flinders.

Questions about Yorke Peninsula

What does Yorke Peninsula mean?
Yorke Peninsula means a peninsula on the coast of South Australia.
What part of speech is Yorke Peninsula?
Yorke Peninsula is a proper noun.

Words near Yorke Peninsula in the dictionary

  1. York round
  2. York rounds
  3. York Town
  4. York Tyburn
  5. Yorke
  6. Yorke Peninsula
  7. yorked
  8. yorker
  9. yorkers
  10. Yorkes
  11. Yorkhill

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