Hobart

//ˈhəʊbɑːt// name

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  1. 1
    The capital city of Tasmania, Australia, named for a Lord Hobart.

    "It was one of those Hobart spring nights, cold as charity, snow coming down hard on the mountain, the harbour a lather, sleet slapping and scratching at windows and tin roofs like a wild drunk who’s been locked out."

  2. 2
    A patronymic English surname transferred from the given name derived from a variant of Hubert.
  3. 3
    A number of places in the United States:; A city and township in Lake County, Indiana.
  4. 4
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Ascension Parish, Louisiana.
  5. 5
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Clam Lake Township, Wexford County, Michigan.
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  1. 6
    A number of places in the United States:; A township in Otter Tail County, Minnesota.
  2. 7
    A number of places in the United States:; A ghost town in Lincoln County, Missouri, named after Garret Hobart.
  3. 8
    A number of places in the United States:; A village in the town of Stamford, Delaware County, New York.
  4. 9
    A number of places in the United States:; A township in Barnes County, North Dakota.
  5. 10
    A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Kiowa County, Oklahoma, named after Garret Hobart.
  6. 11
    A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in King County, Washington (state).
  7. 12
    A number of places in the United States:; A village in Brown County, Wisconsin, named after John Henry Hobart.

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"The Hobart Rivulet begins on the slopes of Mt Wellington, runs through South Hobart, and flows into the Derwent Estuary."

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