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Nairn

Nairn proper noun: a town in Highland council area, in northern Scotland (OS grid ref NH8856).

Proper noun

Nairn

  1. A town in Highland council area, in northern Scotland (OS grid ref NH8856).
  2. A historical county of Scotland absorbed into Highland Region in 1975. Also known as Nairnshire.
  3. A former local government district in Highland Region from 1975 until abolition in 1996.
  4. A river in Highland council area, which flows into the Moray Firth at the town of Nairn; in full, the River Nairn.
  5. A small community in southern Ontario, Canada.
  6. A former settlement in Merced County, California, United States.
  7. A surname.

Questions about Nairn

What does Nairn mean?
Nairn means a town in Highland council area, in northern Scotland (OS grid ref NH8856).
What part of speech is Nairn?
Nairn is a proper noun.

Words near Nairn in the dictionary

  1. nairas
  2. Naire
  3. Naires
  4. Nairi
  5. Nairm
  6. Nairn
  7. Nairne
  8. Nairnshire
  9. Nairoberry
  10. Nairobi
  11. Nairobi disease

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