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Inchcape

Inchcape proper noun: a reef about 11 miles (18 km) off the east coast of Angus, Scotland, near Dundee and Fife.

Proper noun

Inchcape

  1. A reef about 11 miles (18 km) off the east coast of Angus, Scotland, near Dundee and Fife.

Origin of Inchcape

From Scottish Gaelic Innis Sgeap, meaning "beehive isle", probably alluding to the shape of a skep.

Questions about Inchcape

What does Inchcape mean?
Inchcape means a reef about 11 miles (18 km) off the east coast of Angus, Scotland, near Dundee and Fife.
What part of speech is Inchcape?
Inchcape is a proper noun.

Words near Inchcape in the dictionary

  1. inchastity
  2. inchaunt
  3. inchaunts
  4. Inchbald
  5. Inchbonnie
  6. Inchcape
  7. inched
  8. inched along
  9. inched away
  10. inched back
  11. inched forward

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