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Dunmore

Dunmore proper noun: a village in Airth parish, Falkirk council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS891893).

Proper noun

Dunmore (countable and uncountable, plural Dunmores)

  1. A village in Airth parish, Falkirk council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS891893).
  2. A town in County Galway, Ireland.
  3. A hamlet in Cypress County, Alberta, Canada.
  4. A borough of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States.
  5. An unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States.
  6. A habitational surname.

Forms of Dunmore

pluralDunmores
alternative formDunmire

Origin of Dunmore

Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic dùn (“fortress, fort, stronghold”) + mòr (“big, large, great”).

Questions about Dunmore

What does Dunmore mean?
Dunmore means a village in Airth parish, Falkirk council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS891893).
What part of speech is Dunmore?
Dunmore is a proper noun.

Words near Dunmore in the dictionary

  1. Dunmeh
  2. Dunmere
  3. dunmesh
  4. Dunmire
  5. Dunmires
  6. Dunmore
  7. Dunmores
  8. Dunmow
  9. Dunmow flitch
  10. Dunmow flitches
  11. Dunmurry

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