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Lybster

Lybster proper noun: a coastal village in Caithness, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref ND2435).

Proper noun

Lybster

  1. A coastal village in Caithness, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref ND2435).
    • The harbour was the base for more than 100 boats, and Lybster became the headquarters of one of the 26 fishery districts into which Scotland was divided, controlling the neighbouring harbours of Forse and Clyth and Latheronwheel.1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 270

Questions about Lybster

What does Lybster mean?
Lybster means a coastal village in Caithness, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref ND2435).
What part of speech is Lybster?
Lybster is a proper noun.

Words near Lybster in the dictionary

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  3. Lybians
  4. Lybrand
  5. Lybrands
  6. Lybster
  7. LYBUNT
  8. LYBUNTs
  9. Lyc
  10. lyc-
  11. lycaconitine

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