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Liddesdale

Liddesdale proper noun: the valley of Liddel Water, a river in Scottish Borders council area, Scotland, historically in Roxburghshire.

Proper noun

Liddesdale

  1. The valley of Liddel Water, a river in Scottish Borders council area, Scotland, historically in Roxburghshire.

Origin of Liddesdale

From Middle English Lidelesdale (1179) &c., from Old English hlÿde (“loud, River Lid”) + dæl (“dale, valley”).

Questions about Liddesdale

What does Liddesdale mean?
Liddesdale means the valley of Liddel Water, a river in Scottish Borders council area, Scotland, historically in Roxburghshire.
What part of speech is Liddesdale?
Liddesdale is a proper noun.

Words near Liddesdale in the dictionary

  1. liddens
  2. lidder
  3. lidderon
  4. lidderons
  5. lidders
  6. Liddesdale
  7. Liddiard
  8. Liddiards
  9. Liddick
  10. Liddicks
  11. liddicoatite

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