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Cromartyshire

Cromartyshire proper noun: a former county in the Scottish Highlands, comprising the medieval "old shire" around the county town of Cromarty and 22 enclaves and exclaves transferred from Ross-shire in the late 17th century.

Proper noun

Cromartyshire

  1. (historical) A former county in the Scottish Highlands, comprising the medieval "old shire" around the county town of Cromarty and 22 enclaves and exclaves transferred from Ross-shire in the late 17th century.

Origin of Cromartyshire

From Cromarty + -shire.

Questions about Cromartyshire

What does Cromartyshire mean?
Cromartyshire means a former county in the Scottish Highlands, comprising the medieval "old shire" around the county town of Cromarty and 22 enclaves and exclaves transferred from Ross-shire in the late 17th century.
What part of speech is Cromartyshire?
Cromartyshire is a proper noun.

Words near Cromartyshire in the dictionary

  1. Cromartie
  2. Cromarties
  3. Cromarty
  4. Cromarty Firth
  5. Cromartys
  6. Cromartyshire
  7. cromas
  8. crombec
  9. crombecs
  10. Cromberg
  11. Crombie

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