machair
machair noun: a type of calcareous sandy terrain formed mostly from seashells, found by the coast in areas of Scotland and Ireland.
Noun
machair (countable and uncountable, plural machairs)
- A type of calcareous sandy terrain formed mostly from seashells, found by the coast in areas of Scotland and Ireland.
- Burials had been found north and south of Applecross, preserved in the soils of sandy coastal meadows known as machair.2023 February 24, “Bones under Highlands kitchen floor are Iron Age burial site”, in BBC News
Forms of machair
| plural | machairs |
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Origin of machair
Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic machair.
Questions about machair
- What does machair mean?
- Machair means a type of calcareous sandy terrain formed mostly from seashells, found by the coast in areas of Scotland and Ireland.
- What part of speech is machair?
- Machair is a noun.
- What is the plural of machair?
- The plural of machair is machairs.
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