Rockhampton en · PROPN · etymology 1
Meanings
- A village in Gloucestershire, England.
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Rockhampton en · PROPN · etymology 2
Etymology
From rock + Hampton (“a placename, considered generic”), referring to a bar of rocks that prevented further travel upriver. European settlement dates from 1855.
Meanings
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A regional city in Queensland, Australia.
The coastal port cities, Mackay and Rockhampton, are 100 miles or more from Queensland's coal mines.
2011 January 12, Joel Kirkland, “Australia's Record Rains Squeeze World Coal Supplies as Scientists Study Climate Pattern”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 15 Sep 2025:
- A local government area in Queensland, Australia, which includes the city; in full, Rockhampton Region.
Synonyms
Rocky (Queensland city)