clachan
/ˈklæx(ə)n/
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Scotland/ˈklax(ɪ)n/
clachan noun: a small village or hamlet, especially in the Highlands or Western Scotland.
Noun
clachan (plural clachans)
- A small village or hamlet, especially in the Highlands or Western Scotland.
- ‘Now, Penpunt, you may tell me all that passed between you and the wives of the clachan.’1824, James Hogg, The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner
- But if you looked south in the dusty forenoon or at hot midday, you saw the far-off glimmer of a white road, the roofs of the ugly little clachan of Kilmaclavers, and the rigging of the fine new kirk of Threepdaidle.1918, John Buchan, “The Rime of True Thomas: The Tale of the Respectable Whaup and the Great Godly Man”, in The Watcher by the Threshold, US edition, New York, N.Y.: George H[enry] Doran Company...
Forms of clachan
| plural | clachans |
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Origin of clachan
Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic clachan.
Words formed from clachan
Words that rhyme with clachan
Questions about clachan
- What does clachan mean?
- Clachan means a small village or hamlet, especially in the Highlands or Western Scotland.
- What part of speech is clachan?
- Clachan is a noun.
- How do you pronounce clachan?
- Clachan is pronounced /ˈklæx(ə)n/ (UK).
- What is the plural of clachan?
- The plural of clachan is clachans.
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