English Explanatory Dictionary

Moreton Bay

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A bay near Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
  2. A locality in the City of Brisbane and Redland City, near Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, partly surrounding the bay of the same name.
  3. A local government area north of Brisbane in Queensland, Australia; in full, the City of Moreton Bay.

Word forms

Moreton Bay

Etymology

Named Morton's Bay by James Cook after James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton; the spelling change was due to a misprint.

Derived words

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