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Gretna

Gretna proper noun: a small town in Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland, to the south of the more famous village of Gretna Green.

Proper noun

Gretna

  1. A small town in Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland, to the south of the more famous village of Gretna Green.
  2. An unincorporated urban community in Manitoba, Canada, on the border with North Dakota, USA.
  3. A small town in Tasmania, Australia.
  4. A small city in Gadsden County, Florida, United States.
  5. An unincorporated community in Phillips County, Kansas, United States.
  6. A city, the parish seat of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States.
  7. A city in Sarpy County, Nebraska, United States.
  8. An unincorporated community in Logan County, Ohio, United States.
  9. A town in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States.

Words formed from Gretna

Phrases with Gretna

Questions about Gretna

What does Gretna mean?
Gretna means a small town in Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland, to the south of the more famous village of Gretna Green.
What part of speech is Gretna?
Gretna is a proper noun.

Words near Gretna in the dictionary

  1. Gretchen
  2. Gretel
  3. greter
  4. Grether
  5. Grethers
  6. Gretna
  7. Gretna Green
  8. Gretna Greens
  9. Gretta
  10. Gretton
  11. Gretz

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