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Niddrie

Niddrie proper noun: a suburb in eastern Edinburgh, Scotland (OS grid ref NT3071).

Proper noun

Niddrie

  1. A suburb in eastern Edinburgh, Scotland (OS grid ref NT3071).
  2. A suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
  3. An unincorporated place in the Unorganized Kenora District, Ontario, Canada.

Origin of Niddrie

Borrowed from Middle Scots Nuddrie, Nydrie, from Early Scots Nudre, from earlier Nodref, ultimately from Proto-Brythonic *nöwɨð (“new”) + *treβ (“farm”), from Proto-Celtic *nowiyos + *trebā.

Questions about Niddrie

What does Niddrie mean?
Niddrie means a suburb in eastern Edinburgh, Scotland (OS grid ref NT3071).
What part of speech is Niddrie?
Niddrie is a proper noun.

Words near Niddrie in the dictionary

  1. niddle-noddle
  2. niddle-noddled
  3. niddle-noddles
  4. niddle-noddling
  5. NIDDM
  6. Niddrie
  7. niddui
  8. niddy-noddies
  9. niddy-noddy
  10. nide
  11. Nider

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