Rockhampton
English
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Etymology 1
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Rockhampton
- A village in Gloucestershire, England.
Etymology 2
[edit]From rock + Hampton (“a placename, considered generic”), referring to a bar of rocks that prevented further travel upriver. European settlement dates from 1855.
Proper noun
[edit]Rockhampton
- A regional city in Queensland, Australia.
- Rockhampton Region, a local government area in Queensland, Australia, which includes the city.
Synonyms
[edit]- (Queensland city): Rocky (informal)
Categories:
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Villages in Gloucestershire, England
- en:Villages in England
- en:Places in Gloucestershire, England
- en:Places in England
- en:Cities in Queensland
- en:Cities in Australia
- en:Places in Queensland
- en:Places in Australia
- en:Local government areas of Australia