Macquarie

American  

[muh-kwawr-ee, -kwor-ee] / məˈkwɔr i, -ˈkwɒr i /

noun

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

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Macquarie ¹ British  

/ 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)

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Macquarie ² British  

/ məˈkwɒrɪ /

noun

1. 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

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Example Sentences

China is "steadily" building operational experience for "sustained occupation" of its Tiangong space station, and year-long missions are an important step towards future lunar and potentially deep-space ambitions, said Macquarie University's Richard de Grijs.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

Macquarie expects the company will bring its payout back to 75% to provide some flexibility.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

“MergeCo” has the potential to rival Evolution Mining in terms of production to be Australia’s second-largest gold producer behind Northern Star, excluding America’s Newmont, Macquarie says.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

Macquarie Island is only a tiny piece of land surrounded by the world's stormiest ocean.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

Besides the three larger islands numerous satellites belong to the subregion, as Lord Howe, Norfolk and Kermadec islands, with the Chatham, Auckland and Macquarie groups.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various