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Grantown-on-Spey

Grantown-on-Spey proper noun: a town in Highland council area, Scotland, originally in Morayshire (OS grid ref NJ0327).

Proper noun

Grantown-on-Spey

  1. A town in Highland council area, Scotland, originally in Morayshire (OS grid ref NJ0327).

Origin of Grantown-on-Spey

From Grant + town + (River) Spey; named after Sir James Grant, 8th Baronet.

Questions about Grantown-on-Spey

What does Grantown-on-Spey mean?
Grantown-on-Spey means a town in Highland council area, Scotland, originally in Morayshire (OS grid ref NJ0327).
What part of speech is Grantown-on-Spey?
Grantown-on-Spey is a proper noun.

Words near Grantown-on-Spey in the dictionary

  1. grantor
  2. grantors
  3. grantour
  4. grantours
  5. Grantown
  6. Grantown-on-Spey
  7. grants
  8. Grants Beach
  9. grants in kind
  10. Grants Pass
  11. grants-in-aid

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