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Milltimber

Milltimber proper noun: a suburb in south-west Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ8501).

milltimber: a suburb in south-west Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ8501)
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Proper noun

Milltimber

  1. A suburb in south-west Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ8501).

Origin of Milltimber

According to Milne's Celtic Place-Names in Aberdeenshire (1912), from Scottish Gaelic "Meall Tuim Airidhe", meaning "hill of the hill of the shieling". Presumably influenced by mill and timber.

Questions about Milltimber

What does Milltimber mean?
Milltimber means a suburb in south-west Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ8501).
What part of speech is Milltimber?
Milltimber is a proper noun.

Words near Milltimber in the dictionary

  1. millstreams
  2. Millstreet
  3. milltail
  4. milltails
  5. Millthorpe
  6. Milltimber
  7. Milltown
  8. Milltown Malbay
  9. Milltown of Rothiemay
  10. Milltown-Head of Bay d'Espoir
  11. Millvale

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