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Dounreay

Dounreay proper noun: a settlement (Lower Dounreay) and nuclear establishment (now decommissioned) on the north coast of Caithness, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NC9866).

Proper noun

Dounreay

  1. A settlement (Lower Dounreay) and nuclear establishment (now decommissioned) on the north coast of Caithness, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NC9866).

Questions about Dounreay

What does Dounreay mean?
Dounreay means a settlement (Lower Dounreay) and nuclear establishment (now decommissioned) on the north coast of Caithness, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NC9866).
What part of speech is Dounreay?
Dounreay is a proper noun.

Words near Dounreay in the dictionary

  1. douncing
  2. doundaké
  3. doundoun
  4. doundouns
  5. doune
  6. Dounreay
  7. doup
  8. doupes
  9. doupion
  10. doupioni
  11. doupions

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