English Explanatory Dictionary

Rockhampton

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A village in Gloucestershire, England.
name
  1. A regional city in Queensland, Australia.
  2. A local government area in Queensland, Australia, which includes the city; in full, Rockhampton Region.

Word forms

Rockhampton

Etymology

From rock + Hampton (“a placename, considered generic”), referring to a bar of rocks that prevented further travel upriver. European settlement dates from 1855.

Synonyms

Rocky
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