English Explanatory Dictionary

Welshmans Reef

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A locality in the Shire of Mount Alexander, central Victoria, Australia.

Word forms

Welshmans Reef

Etymology

From Welshman + -s + reef, likely originating from a Welshman discovering a gold-bearing reef in the area, which fits the pattern of significant Welsh and Methodist settlement in the area.

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