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Dingwall

Dingwall proper noun: a town and royal burgh in Ross and Cromarty, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NH5558).

Proper noun

Dingwall (countable and uncountable, plural Dingwalls)

  1. A town and royal burgh in Ross and Cromarty, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NH5558).
  2. A coastal community in Victoria County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  3. A locality in the Shire of Gannawarra, northern Victoria, Australia
  4. (countable) A habitational surname from Old Norse.

Forms of Dingwall

pluralDingwalls

Origin of Dingwall

Probably from Old Norse þing (“assembly”) + vǫllr (“field, meadow”).

Questions about Dingwall

What does Dingwall mean?
Dingwall means a town and royal burgh in Ross and Cromarty, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NH5558).
What part of speech is Dingwall?
Dingwall is a proper noun.

Words near Dingwall in the dictionary

  1. dingthrifts
  2. dingus
  3. dinguses
  4. dingwad
  5. dingwads
  6. Dingwall
  7. Dingwalls
  8. Dingxi
  9. Dingxian
  10. Dingxiang
  11. dingy

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