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machairs

machairs is the plural of machair.

Meaning of machair

Noun

machair (countable and uncountable, plural machairs)

  1. 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

Questions about machairs

What is machairs the plural of?
Machairs is the plural of machair.

Words near machairs in the dictionary

  1. machairodontid
  2. machairodontids
  3. machairodontine
  4. machairodontines
  5. machairodonts
  6. machairs
  7. Machakos
  8. Machala
  9. Machalí
  10. macham
  11. Machame

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