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Inverness

UK/ˈɪn.vəˌnɛs/

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Scotland/ˈɪn.vəɹˌnɛs/

Inverness proper noun: a city, the administrative centre of Highland council area, Scotland.

inverness: a city, the administrative centre of Highland council area, Scotland
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Proper noun

Inverness

  1. A city, the administrative centre of Highland council area, Scotland.
  2. A rural locality in the Shire of Livingstone, Queensland, Australia.
  3. A rural community of Inverness County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  4. A municipality in Centre-du-Québec region, Quebec, Canada.
  5. A community in the suburb of Stocksund near Stockholm, Sweden.
  6. An unincorporated community in Bullock County, Alabama.
  7. A former census-designated place and now a neighborhood in the city of Hoover, Shelby County, Alabama; a suburb of Birmingham, Alabama.
  8. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Marin County, California.
  9. A census-designated place in Arapahoe County, Colorado.
  10. A city, the county seat of Citrus County, Florida.
  11. A suburban village in Cook County, Illinois.
  12. An unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Steuben County, Indiana.
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  1. A township in Cheboygan County, Michigan.
  2. A town in Sunflower County, Mississippi.
  3. A census-designated place in Hill County, Montana.

Noun

Inverness (plural Invernesses)

  1. A type of overcoat constructed without sleeves and having a shoulder cape extending to the wrists. The best examples are quite heavy, made from Harris tweed; often associated with Sherlock Holmes.
  2. A variation of this coat, the "coachman's cape": the shoulder cape does not extend around the back but is made of two segments, the length of each being sewn into the seam of the coat on either side.

Inverness meaning in Marathi

Inverness in Marathi

city in Scotland
इंव्हरनेस iuvharnes

Forms of Inverness

pluralInvernesses

Origin of Inverness

From Inver- + Ness, from the River Ness.

Words formed from Inverness

Phrases with Inverness

Questions about Inverness

What does Inverness mean?
Inverness means a city, the administrative centre of Highland council area, Scotland.
What is Inverness in Marathi?
Inverness in Marathi is इंव्हरनेस (iuvharnes). See Inverness meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is Inverness?
Inverness can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce Inverness?
Inverness is pronounced /ˈɪn.vəɹˌnɛs/ (Scotland).

Words near Inverness in the dictionary

  1. Invermere
  2. invermination
  3. Invernaver
  4. Invernesian
  5. Invernesians
  6. Inverness
  7. Inverness cape
  8. Inverness capes
  9. Inverness County
  10. Inverness-shire
  11. Invernesses

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