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Inverness-shire

Inverness-shire proper noun: a former county of Scotland, including Inverness, absorbed into Highland Region in 1975.

Proper noun

Inverness-shire

  1. A former county of Scotland, including Inverness, absorbed into Highland Region in 1975.

Forms of Inverness-shire

alternative formInvernessshire

Origin of Inverness-shire

From Inverness + -shire.

Questions about Inverness-shire

What does Inverness-shire mean?
Inverness-shire means a former county of Scotland, including Inverness, absorbed into Highland Region in 1975.
What part of speech is Inverness-shire?
Inverness-shire is a proper noun.

Words near Inverness-shire in the dictionary

  1. Invernesians
  2. Inverness
  3. Inverness cape
  4. Inverness capes
  5. Inverness County
  6. Inverness-shire
  7. Invernesses
  8. Invernessian
  9. Invernessians
  10. Invernessshire
  11. inverse

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