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perth
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What does perth mean?
proper noun
- A city in Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland, historically in Perthshire.
- The state capital of Western Australia.
- A local government area in Western Australia; in full, the City of Perth.
More meanings (12)
proper noun
- A town, the county seat of Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
- A town in Northern Midlands council area, eastern Tasmania, Australia.
- A river in the Southern Alps West Coast region, New Zealand, a tributary of the Whataroa.
- An unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware.
- An unincorporated community in Dick Johnson Township, Clay County, Indiana.
- An unincorporated community in Sumner County, Kansas.
- An unincorporated community in Blue Earth County, Minnesota.
- A town in Fulton County, New York.
- A minor city in Towner County, North Dakota.
- A township in Walsh County, North Dakota.
- A Scottish earldom.
- A surname
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I made my way from there, via Perth and Dunkeld, to Inverness, and from thence I proceeded to Elgin.
He besought me, therefore, to leave my solitary isle and to meet him at Perth, that we might proceed southwards together.
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During the second day of his stay in Perth, while crossing the main street, Jerome saw a pony-chaise coming toward him with great speed.
This done, Perth was about to begin welding the twelve into one, when Ahab stayed his hand, and said he would weld his own iron.
The inhabitants of Perth afterwards set fire to their houses for the same reason, and the King, unable to find provisions, was forced to withdraw his army.