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Cromarty

Cromarty proper noun: a small coastal town in the Highland council area, northern Scotland (OS grid ref NH7867).

Proper noun

Cromarty (countable and uncountable, plural Cromartys)

  1. A small coastal town in the Highland council area, northern Scotland (OS grid ref NH7867).
  2. A sea area that covers the Cromarty Firth.
  3. A habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Forms of Cromarty

pluralCromartys
alternative formCromartie

Origin of Cromarty

From Scottish Gaelic crom (“crooked, bent”) + àrd (“height”) or bati (“bay”).

Words formed from Cromarty

Questions about Cromarty

What does Cromarty mean?
Cromarty means a small coastal town in the Highland council area, northern Scotland (OS grid ref NH7867).
What part of speech is Cromarty?
Cromarty is a proper noun.

Words near Cromarty in the dictionary

  1. Crom
  2. croma
  3. cromakalim
  4. Cromartie
  5. Cromarties
  6. Cromarty
  7. Cromarty Firth
  8. Cromartys
  9. Cromartyshire
  10. cromas
  11. crombec

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