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Pentland Firth

Pentland Firth proper noun: a strait (not a true firth) separating the Orkney Islands from Caithness in the north of Scotland.

Proper noun

the Pentland Firth

  1. A strait (not a true firth) separating the Orkney Islands from Caithness in the north of Scotland.

Origin of Pentland Firth

From Old Norse Petlandsfjörð meaning "fjord of Pictland".

Questions about Pentland Firth

What does Pentland Firth mean?
Pentland Firth means a strait (not a true firth) separating the Orkney Islands from Caithness in the north of Scotland.
What part of speech is Pentland Firth?
Pentland Firth is a proper noun.

Words near Pentland Firth in the dictionary

  1. pentitols
  2. Pentium
  3. Pentiums
  4. Pentlach
  5. Pentland
  6. Pentland Firth
  7. Pentland Hills
  8. pentlandite
  9. pentlandites
  10. pentlanditic
  11. Pentlands

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