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Rockhampton
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English
+, Gloucestershire
Etymology 1
Proper noun
en village co/Gloucestershire cc/England.
Etymology 2
From en rock Hampton a placename, considered generic, referring to a bar of rocks that prevented further travel upriver. European settlement dates from 1855.
Proper noun
en A regional <<city>> in <<s/Queensland>>, <<c/Australia>>.
en Joel Kirkland Australia's Record Rains Squeeze World Coal Supplies as Scientists Study Climate Pattern w:The New York Times https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/cwire/2011/01/12/12climatewire-australias-record-rains-squeeze-world-coal-s-38897.html 2011-01-12 The coastal port cities, Mackay and Rockhampton, are 100 miles or more from Queensland's coal mines. https://web.archive.org/web/20240613041744/https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/cwire/2011/01/12/12climatewire-australias-record-rains-squeeze-world-coal-s-38897.html 13 June 2024
en lgarea in s/Queensland c/Australia which includes the city Rockhampton Region.
Synonyms
Queensland city en Rocky informal