English Explanatory Dictionary

Roper Gulf

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A local government area in the north-east of the Northern Territory, Australia; in full, Roper Gulf Region.

Word forms

Roper Gulf

Etymology

Gulf may refer to the Gulf of Carpentaria. Roper is apparently from the Roper River, named after John Roper.

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