English Explanatory Dictionary

Bentleigh

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A region of Victoria, Australia.
  2. A suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Word forms

Bentleigh

Etymology

Bent + leigh. Coined by politician Thomas Bent, named after himself. Originally named for a real estate development by landowner-developer-politician Thomas Bent.

Related words

Bentley Bently

Derived words

Bentleigh East Bentleigh North Bentleigh South Bentleigh West
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