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Lochinver

Lochinver proper noun: a village at the head of Loch Inver (a short sea loch) in western Sutherland, Highland council area, Scotland; also at the mouth of the River Inver (OS grid ref NC0922).

Proper noun

Lochinver

  1. A village at the head of Loch Inver (a short sea loch) in western Sutherland, Highland council area, Scotland; also at the mouth of the River Inver (OS grid ref NC0922).
    • The side road to Baddidarach, on the other side of Lochinver, gives a striking view of the whitewashed village by the shore, a ridge rising behind it and, looming over everything, the sugar-loaf peak of Suilven in the heart of the deer forest beyond.1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 261, about Lochinver

Questions about Lochinver

What does Lochinver mean?
Lochinver means a village at the head of Loch Inver (a short sea loch) in western Sutherland, Highland council area, Scotland; also at the mouth of the River Inver (OS grid ref NC0922).
What part of speech is Lochinver?
Lochinver is a proper noun.

Words near Lochinver in the dictionary

  1. lochia rubra
  2. lochial
  3. Lochiel
  4. Lochin
  5. Lochinvar
  6. Lochinver
  7. lochiorrhea
  8. Lochkovian
  9. Lochlan
  10. Lochluichart
  11. Lochmaben

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