Bathurst

Bath·urst
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/ˈbɑθ.ɝst/UK/ˈbæ.θɜːst/

proper noun

A surname.

Similar
Nepisiguit
Less commonScrabble 13
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A surname.
  2. An English earldom.
  3. A placename:
    1. A city in the Central Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia.
    2. A local government area (Bathurst Regional Council) with its headquarters in Bathurst, New South Wales.
    3. A city, the shire town of Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada.First known use 1826

      (historical), St. Peters (historical)

      Synonyms: Nepisiguit

    4. A former township in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada, since amalgamated into the township of Tay Valley.
    5. A town in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    6. historicalFormer name of Banjul, the capital city of the Gambia.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA city, the shire town of Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada.

Similar
Nepisiguit

Origin

The city in New Brunswick is named after Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst (1762 - 1834). The capital of the Gambia was also formerly named after him.

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Cite this entry
APA

Bathurst. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bathurst

MLA

“Bathurst.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bathurst. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bathurst,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bathurst.

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