English Explanatory Dictionary

Bathurst

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname.
  2. An English earldom.
  3. A placename:
  4. A city in the Central Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia.
  5. A local government area (Bathurst Regional Council) with its headquarters in Bathurst, New South Wales.
  6. A city, the shire town of Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada.
  7. A former township in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada, since amalgamated into the township of Tay Valley.
  8. A town in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.
  9. Former name of Banjul, the capital city of the Gambia.

Pronunciation

/ˈbɑθ.ɝst/ /ˈbæ.θɜːst/

Word forms

Bathurst

Etymology

The city in New Brunswick is named after Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst (1762 - 1834). The capital of the Gambia was also formerly named after him.

Synonyms

Nepisiguit

Derived words

Bathurst Island Lake Bathurst South Bathurst West Bathurst
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