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Dalhousie

Syllables: Dal·hou·sie/dælˈhaʊ.zi/

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India/dəlˈhoʊ.zi/

Dalhousie proper noun: a town in Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada.

Proper noun

Dalhousie

  1. A town in Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada.
  2. A hill station in Himachal Pradesh, India.
  3. A Scottish earldom.

Origin of Dalhousie

The town in New Brunswick is named after George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie (1770 - 1838). The hill station in Himachal Pradesh is named after James Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie (1812 - 1860).

Words formed from Dalhousie

  • Dalhousie catfish
  • Dalhousie goby
  • Dalhousie hardyhead

Words that rhyme with Dalhousie

Questions about Dalhousie

What does Dalhousie mean?
Dalhousie means a town in Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada.
What part of speech is Dalhousie?
Dalhousie is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Dalhousie?
Dalhousie is pronounced /dælˈhaʊ.zi/.

Words near Dalhousie in the dictionary

  1. dalgonas
  2. Dalguise
  3. dalgyte
  4. dalgytes
  5. Dalhart
  6. Dalhousie
  7. dali
  8. Dali Lama
  9. Dalia
  10. Dalian
  11. daliance

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