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Alloa

/ˈæloʊə/

Alloa proper noun: a town which is the administrative centre of Clackmannanshire council area, Scotland, and was the county town of the historic county of Clackmannanshire between 1822 and 1975 (OS grid ref NS8893).

Proper noun

Alloa

  1. A town which is the administrative centre of Clackmannanshire council area, Scotland, and was the county town of the historic county of Clackmannanshire between 1822 and 1975 (OS grid ref NS8893).

Origin of Alloa

From Scottish Gaelic Alamhagh.

Words formed from Alloa

Questions about Alloa

What does Alloa mean?
Alloa means a town which is the administrative centre of Clackmannanshire council area, Scotland, and was the county town of the historic county of Clackmannanshire between 1822 and 1975 (OS grid ref NS8893).
What part of speech is Alloa?
Alloa is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Alloa?
Alloa is pronounced /ˈæloʊə/.

Words near Alloa in the dictionary

  1. Allnutt
  2. Allnutts
  3. allo
  4. allo-
  5. allo-aro
  6. Alloa
  7. alloacceptor
  8. alloacceptors
  9. alloactivated
  10. alloactivation
  11. alloactivations

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