Ross River

proper noun

A river in northern Queensland, Australia, flowing through the city of Townsville.

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Meanings

proper nounthe Ross River
  1. A river in northern Queensland, Australia, flowing through the city of Townsville.
  2. A tributary of the Eastmain River in Nord-du-Québec, Quebec, Canada.
  3. A tributary of the Pelly River, Yukon, Canada.
proper noun
  1. An unincorporated community in Yukon, Canada, located where the river of the same name meets the Pelly River.

Origin

* (Queensland): Named in 1864 after William Alfred Ross (–1887), first publican of the settlement who later became a mayor of Townsville in 1868. * (Yukon): Named in 1843 by Robert Campbell after Donald Ross, a chief factor of the Hudson’s Bay Company.

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APA

Ross River. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ross%20River

MLA

“Ross River.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ross%20River. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ross River,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ross%20River.

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