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Brora

Brora proper noun: a coastal village in Sutherland, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NC9004).

Proper noun

Brora

  1. A coastal village in Sutherland, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NC9004).
  2. A river in Sutherland, Highland council area, which flows into the North Sea at Brora.

Origin of Brora

From Old Norse brú (genitive brúar) + á (“river with a bridge”).

Questions about Brora

What does Brora mean?
Brora means a coastal village in Sutherland, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NC9004).
What part of speech is Brora?
Brora is a proper noun.

Words near Brora in the dictionary

  1. broperamole
  2. Brophy
  3. Brophys
  4. bropirimine
  5. broquinaldol
  6. Brora
  7. bros
  8. bros before hoes
  9. bros before hos
  10. bros down
  11. bros out

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