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Lachlan

Pronunciation: /ˈlaklən/
Definition of Lachlan
  • a river of New South Wales, Australia, which rises in the Great Dividing Range and flows some 1,472 km (920 miles) north-west then south-west to join the Murrumbidgee River near the border with Victoria.

Origin:

named after Lachlan Macquarie, the governor of New South Wales from 1810 to 1821

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