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kirkyard

UK/ˈkəːkjɑːd/

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Scotland/ˈkɪɹkjaɹd/

kirkyard noun: a churchyard, especially one in Scotland.

Noun

kirkyard (plural kirkyards)

  1. (Scotland) A churchyard, especially one in Scotland.
    • The chapel reappears, however, along with the surrounding kirkyard, in 1593.1856, James Pagan, Glasgow, Past and Present, Vol.2, published 1884, page 471
    • It stands in the kirkyard only six miles from the battle site […]2011, Norman Davies, Vanished Kingdoms, Penguin, published 2012, page 60

kirkyard meaning in Bengali

kirkyard in Bengali

একটি গির্জার আঙিনা

Forms of kirkyard

pluralkirkyards

Origin of kirkyard

From kirk + yard. Cognate with Danish kirkegård, Faroese kirkjugarður, Icelandic kirkjugarður, Norwegian Bokmål kirkegård, Norwegian Nynorsk kyrkjegård, and Swedish kyrkogård.

Words that rhyme with kirkyard

Questions about kirkyard

What does kirkyard mean?
Kirkyard means a churchyard, especially one in Scotland.
What is kirkyard in Bengali?
Kirkyard in Bengali is একটি গির্জার আঙিনা. See Kirkyard meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is kirkyard?
Kirkyard is a noun.
How do you pronounce kirkyard?
Kirkyard is pronounced /ˈkɪɹkjaɹd/ (Scotland).
What is the plural of kirkyard?
The plural of kirkyard is kirkyards.

Words near kirkyard in the dictionary

  1. Kirkwood
  2. Kirkwood Gap
  3. Kirkwood Gaps
  4. Kirkwood-Buff solution theory
  5. Kirkwoods
  6. kirkyard
  7. kirkyards
  8. Kirlian
  9. Kirlian photography
  10. kirlianographic
  11. Kirlianography

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