Meanings
proper noun
- A coastal town in Byron Shire, north-east New South Wales, Australia.
Origin
Presumably derived from nearby Cape Byron, named after John Byron by Captain James Cook.
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APA
Byron Bay. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Byron%20Bay
MLA
“Byron Bay.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Byron%20Bay. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Byron Bay,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Byron%20Bay.
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