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Old Firm

Old Firm proper noun: collectively, the two Scottish football teams Rangers and Celtic, both based in Glasgow, which are the most successful teams in Scotland. They have a fierce and long-standing rivalry.

Proper noun

the Old Firm

  1. Collectively, the two Scottish football teams Rangers and Celtic, both based in Glasgow, which are the most successful teams in Scotland. They have a fierce and long-standing rivalry.

Questions about Old Firm

What does Old Firm mean?
Old Firm means collectively, the two Scottish football teams Rangers and Celtic, both based in Glasgow, which are the most successful teams in Scotland. They have a fierce and long-standing rivalry.
What part of speech is Old Firm?
Old Firm is a proper noun.

Words near Old Firm in the dictionary

  1. old fellow
  2. old fellows
  3. Old Fig Garden
  4. old finger
  5. old fingers
  6. Old Firm
  7. old flame
  8. old flames
  9. old fogey
  10. old fogies
  11. old fogy

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