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Fortrose

Fortrose proper noun: a coastal town in the Black Isle, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NH7256).

Proper noun

Fortrose

  1. A coastal town in the Black Isle, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NH7256).
  2. A coastal locality in Southland, New Zealand.

Origin of Fortrose

Possibly a survival of the territorial name Fortriu, from Pictish.

Questions about Fortrose

What does Fortrose mean?
Fortrose means a coastal town in the Black Isle, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NH7256).
What part of speech is Fortrose?
Fortrose is a proper noun.

Words near Fortrose in the dictionary

  1. fortressed
  2. fortresses
  3. fortressing
  4. fortresslike
  5. Fortriu
  6. Fortrose
  7. forts
  8. Fortson
  9. Fortsons
  10. fortuit
  11. fortuities

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