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Gentle Annie

Gentle Annie noun: a long uphill road or trail without a resting place.

Noun

Gentle Annie (plural Gentle Annies)

  1. (Australia, New Zealand, informal) A long uphill road or trail without a resting place.
    • Gentle Annie Hill, New Zealand
    • Gentle Annie Rise, Tasmania
  2. A locality in the Shire of Baw Baw, south eastern Victoria, Australia.

Forms of Gentle Annie

pluralGentle Annies

Origin of Gentle Annie

Possibly related to the Celtic goddess Anann (an aspect of the Mórrígan responsible, among other things, for culling weak cattle) or to the Stephen Foster song Gentle Annie (1856).

Questions about Gentle Annie

What does Gentle Annie mean?
Gentle Annie means a long uphill road or trail without a resting place.
What part of speech is Gentle Annie?
Gentle Annie is a noun.
What is the plural of Gentle Annie?
The plural of Gentle Annie is Gentle Annies.

Words near Gentle Annie in the dictionary

  1. gentisein
  2. gentisic acid
  3. gentisin
  4. gentle
  5. gentle and simple
  6. Gentle Annie
  7. Gentle Annies
  8. gentle as a lamb
  9. gentle breeze
  10. gentle breezes
  11. gentle craft

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