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macquarie

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What does macquarie mean?

noun

  1. A Macquarie Dictionary.

proper noun

  1. A surname.
  2. A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
More meanings (1)

proper noun

  1. An electoral division in New South Wales, Australia.

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"Up anchor," I shouted, "up anchor, and let me tow you into Port Macquarie, twelve miles north of this."
Joshua SlocumSailing Alone Around the WorldProject Gutenberg ebook #6317
The Aurora had some stores for the Macquarie Island party, and these were sent ashore during succeeding days in the boats.
Ernest Henry, Sir ShackletonSouth: The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition, 1914-1917Project Gutenberg ebook #5199
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Although they have been exterminated in many other places, one of their most populous resorts at the present day is Macquarie Island.
Douglas, Sir MawsonThe Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914Project Gutenberg ebook #6137
The Macquarie figures in the map as a respectable river, and it is the largest of those draining this part of the water-shed; yet to my surprise I found it a mere chain of ponds, separated from each other by spaces almost dry.
Charles DarwinThe Voyage of the BeagleProject Gutenberg ebook #944