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Bo'ness

/boʊˈnɛs/

Bo'ness proper noun: shortened from Borrowstounness, a coastal town in Falkirk council area, in the Central Lowlands of Scotland (OS grid ref NS9981).

Proper noun

Bo'ness

  1. Shortened from Borrowstounness, a coastal town in Falkirk council area, in the Central Lowlands of Scotland (OS grid ref NS9981).

Questions about Bo'ness

What does Bo'ness mean?
Bo'ness means shortened from Borrowstounness, a coastal town in Falkirk council area, in the Central Lowlands of Scotland (OS grid ref NS9981).
What part of speech is Bo'ness?
Bo'ness is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Bo'ness?
Bo'ness is pronounced /boʊˈnɛs/.

Words near Bo'ness in the dictionary

  1. bo trees
  2. Bo'ai
  3. Bo'ao
  4. bo'dark
  5. bo'darks
  6. Bo'ness
  7. bo's'n
  8. bo's'ns
  9. bo'sun
  10. bo'suns
  11. bo't

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