Macquarie

[ muh-kwawr-ee, -kwor-ee ]

noun

1. a river in SE Australia, in New South Wales, flowing NW to the Darling River. 750 miles (1,210 km) long.

Macquarie

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/ məˈkwɒrɪ /

noun

1. an Australian island in the Pacific, SE of Tasmania: noted for its species of albatross and penguin. Area: about 168 sq km (65 sq miles)
2. a river in SE Australia, in E central New South Wales, rising in the Blue Mountains and flowing NW to the Darling. Length: about 1200 km (750 miles)

Macquarie

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/ məˈkwɒrɪ /

noun

1. MacquarieLachlan17621824MAustralianPOLITICS: colonial administrator Lachlan. 1762–1824, Australian colonial administrator; Governor of New South Wales (1809–21), noted for his reformist policies towards ex-convicts and for his record in public works such as road-building in the colony

Example Sentences

Her name was altered at the suggestion of Governor Macquarie to that of the Bathurst.

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Macquarie promptly disallowed this interference with his authority.

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He formed one of the second party who absconded from Macquarie Harbour .

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Secondly, we would be daily increasing our distance from Macquarie Island, making wireless communication more uncertain.

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For four weeks messages were sent out, and many of them were caught by Macquarie Island.

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