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Carmichael

/ˈkɑɹmaɪkəl/

Carmichael proper noun: a village and civil parish in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS9238).

Proper noun

Carmichael (countable and uncountable, plural Carmichaels)

  1. A village and civil parish in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS9238).
  2. A census-designated place in Sacramento County, California, United States.
    • The property became the highest-priced sale in Carmichael in 2017 when it was sold for $1.7 million to Nicksam Properties LLC, according to public property records.2024 May 22, David Caraccio, “Filmmaker’s former Sacramento estate with 1880s farmhouse, unique mansion for sale. See it”, in The Sacramento Bee, archived from the original on 25 May 2024
  3. A rural municipality (Rural Municipality of Carmichael No. 109) and special service area therein, in Saskatchewan, Canada.
  4. (countable) A habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic.
    • My name is Carmichael. Doctor of Divinity in the service of mankind.1932, Jules Furthman, Shanghai Express, spoken by Reverend Carmichael (Lawrence Grant)

Forms of Carmichael

pluralCarmichaels
alternative formCarmical
alternative formCarmicheal

Origin of Carmichael

From Cumbric *cayr (cognate of Welsh caer (“fort, stronghold”)) + the personal name Michael.

Words formed from Carmichael

Phrases with Carmichael

Questions about Carmichael

What does Carmichael mean?
Carmichael means a village and civil parish in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS9238).
What part of speech is Carmichael?
Carmichael is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Carmichael?
Carmichael is pronounced /ˈkɑɹmaɪkəl/.

Words near Carmichael in the dictionary

  1. Carmet
  2. Carmetta
  3. Carmi
  4. Carmical
  5. Carmicals
  6. Carmichael
  7. Carmichael number
  8. Carmichael numbers
  9. carmichaelite
  10. Carmichaelites
  11. Carmichaels

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