MURRAY

Murray, Murray River

(noun) a southeast Australian river; flows westward and then south into the Indian Ocean at Adelaide

Murray, James Murray, James Augustus Murray, James Augustus Henry Murray, Sir James Murray, Sir James Augustus Murray, Sir James Augustus Henry Murray

(noun) Scottish philologist and the lexicographer who shaped the Oxford English Dictionary (1837-1915)

Murray, Gilbert Murray, George Gilbert Aime Murphy

(noun) British classical scholar (born in Australia) who advocated the League of Nations and the United Nations (1866-1957)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Scottish surname derived from the place name Moray in NE Scotland, probably from old Celtic "sea + settlement".

Proper noun

Murray

A Scottish surname.

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A male given name from surnames.

A placename

A river in southeastern Australia, flowing 2,589 km (1,609 mi) to the Indian Ocean.

Any of a number of places in the U.S.A. and elsewhere.

A city, the county seat of Calloway County, Kentucky, United States.

Anagrams

• yarrum

Noun

murray (plural murrays)

(obsolete) Alternative form of moray

Anagrams

• yarrum

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

25 December 2024

UNAMBIGUOUS

(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa


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