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Cawdor

Cawdor proper noun: a village and castle in Highland council area, Scotland, traditionally in Nairnshire (OS grid ref NH8449).

Proper noun

Cawdor

  1. A village and castle in Highland council area, Scotland, traditionally in Nairnshire (OS grid ref NH8449).
  2. A locality in the Wollondilly council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.

Origin of Cawdor

According to Watson (1926), from a Pictish river-name; equivalent to Welsh caled (“hard”) + dwr (“water”).

Questions about Cawdor

What does Cawdor mean?
Cawdor means a village and castle in Highland council area, Scotland, traditionally in Nairnshire (OS grid ref NH8449).
What part of speech is Cawdor?
Cawdor is a proper noun.

Words near Cawdor in the dictionary

  1. Caw-oy
  2. Cawag
  3. Cawayan
  4. Cawayanan
  5. Cawayanin
  6. Cawdor
  7. Cawdrey
  8. cawdron
  9. cawdrons
  10. Cawdry
  11. cawed

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