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Kilmarnock

Kilmarnock proper noun: a town in East Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS4238).

Proper noun

Kilmarnock

  1. A town in East Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS4238).
  2. A community in Montague township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
  3. A town in Lancaster County and Northumberland County, Virginia, United States.

Noun

Kilmarnock (plural Kilmarnocks)

  1. A closely woven broad bonnet, having a peak of the same material at the top, originally made at Kilmarnock.

Forms of Kilmarnock

pluralKilmarnocks

Origin of Kilmarnock

From Scottish Gaelic, from cill (“churchyard, chapel”) + the Saint name Marnock. The name is from Mo-Ernin-og (“my little Ernan”).

Words formed from Kilmarnock

Phrases with Kilmarnock

Questions about Kilmarnock

What does Kilmarnock mean?
Kilmarnock means a town in East Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS4238).
What part of speech is Kilmarnock?
Kilmarnock can be a proper noun or a noun.

Words near Kilmarnock in the dictionary

  1. Kilmallock
  2. Kilman
  3. Kilmans
  4. Kilmany
  5. Kilmar
  6. Kilmarnock
  7. Kilmarnock cowl
  8. Kilmarnock cowls
  9. Kilmarnock hood
  10. Kilmarnock hoods
  11. Kilmarnock willow

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