Dysart
Dysart proper noun: a suburban area and former town and royal burgh (with a small harbour) in Fife council area, Scotland, which was merged with Kirkcaldy in 1930 (OS grid ref NT3093).
Proper noun
Dysart (countable and uncountable, plural Dysarts)
- A suburban area and former town and royal burgh (with a small harbour) in Fife council area, Scotland, which was merged with Kirkcaldy in 1930 (OS grid ref NT3093).
- A village in County Roscommon, Ireland.
- A village and civil parish in County Westmeath, Ireland.
- A former township in Dysart et al municipality, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada.
- A village in the Rural Municipality of Lipton No. 217, Saskatchewan, Canada.
- A city in Tama County, Iowa, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Dean Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States.
- A town and locality in Isaac Region, Queensland, Australia.
- A rural locality in Southern Midlands council area, Tasmania, Australia.
- A Scottish earldom.
- A habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic.
Forms of Dysart
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Origin of Dysart
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic dìseart (“hermit's cell, hermitage”), itself from Latin desertum (“desert, waste, solitary spot”).
Words formed from Dysart
Questions about Dysart
- What does Dysart mean?
- Dysart means a suburban area and former town and royal burgh (with a small harbour) in Fife council area, Scotland, which was merged with Kirkcaldy in 1930 (OS grid ref NT3093).
- What part of speech is Dysart?
- Dysart is a proper noun.
Words near Dysart in the dictionary
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