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

Macquarie has a neutral rating and A$180/share target on Rio.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 10, 2026

In a first-of-its-kind study from Australia's Macquarie University, in collaboration with Southern Medical University in China, researchers observed bees showing 'emotion-like behaviours' previously only seen in mammals.

From BBC • Jul. 9, 2026

Macquarie lifts its target price by 6.2% to A$32.40.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 8, 2026

Dr Cathy Sherry, Professor at Macquarie Law School in Australia, has studied property law and ownership across the world.

From BBC • Jul. 7, 2026

But on the way out Gilbert Macquarie pranced up to Feo, utterly inextinguishable, with a hatband of one club and a tie of another and clothes that would have frightened a steam roller.

From The Rustle of Silk by Hamilton, Cosmo