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Applecross

Applecross proper noun: a small coastal village in a remote part of Wester Ross, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NG7144).

applecross: a small coastal village in a remote part of Wester Ross, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid...
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Proper noun

Applecross

  1. A small coastal village in a remote part of Wester Ross, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NG7144).
  2. A suburb of Perth in the City of Melville, Western Australia, named after the Scottish locality.

Origin of Applecross

Recorded as Aporcrosan c. 1080.

Questions about Applecross

What does Applecross mean?
Applecross means a small coastal village in a remote part of Wester Ross, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NG7144).
What part of speech is Applecross?
Applecross is a proper noun.

Words near Applecross in the dictionary

  1. applecarts
  2. applecore
  3. applecores
  4. applecrab
  5. applecrabs
  6. Applecross
  7. appled
  8. appled up
  9. Appledore
  10. appledrane
  11. appledranes

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