a river in SE Australia, rising in New South Wales and flowing northwest into SE South Australia, then south into the sea at Encounter Bay: the main river of Australia, important for irrigation and power. Length: 2590 km (1609 miles)
Murray in British English2
(ˈmʌrɪ)
noun
1. 1st Earl of. See (1st Earl of) Moray2
2.
Sir Andrew (Barron), known as Andy. born 1987, British tennis player: Wimbledon champion 2013 and 2016; US Open champion 2012
3.
Sir (George) Gilbert (Aimé). 1866–1957, British classical scholar, born in Australia: noted for his verse translations of Greek dramatists, esp Euripides
4.
Sir James (Augustus Henry). 1837–1915, Scottish lexicographer; one of the original editors (1879–1915) of what became the Oxford English Dictionary
5.
Les, full name Leslie Allan Murray. 1938–2019, Australian poet; his collections include The Weatherboard Cathedral (1969), The Daylight Moon (1987), Subhuman Redneck Poems (1996), and The Biplane Houses (2007)
6.
Murray of Epping Forest, Baron, title of Lionel Murray, known as Len. 1922–2004, British trades union leader; general secretary of the Trades Union Congress (1973–84)
Murray in American English1
(ˈmɜri; ˈmʌri)
noun
a masculine name
Word origin
after the surname Murray < ? Celt, as in Welsh mor, the sea
Murray in American English2
(ˈmɜri; ˈmʌri)
1.
(George) Gilbert (Aimé)1866-1957; Eng. classical scholar & statesman, born in Australia
2.
Sir James Augustus Henry1837-1915; Brit. lexicographer
3.
ˈLindley (ˈlɪndli) 1745-1826; Am. grammarian, in England
Murray in American English3
(ˈmɜri)
river in SE Australia, flowing from the Australian Alps into the Indian Ocean: 1,596 mi (2,568 km)