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Port Ellen

Port Ellen proper noun: a small town on the south coast of Islay, Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NR3645).

Proper noun

Port Ellen

  1. A small town on the south coast of Islay, Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NR3645).

Origin of Port Ellen

Apparently previously named Port Ellinor, after Eleanor, wife of the town's founder.

Questions about Port Ellen

What does Port Ellen mean?
Port Ellen means a small town on the south coast of Islay, Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NR3645).
What part of speech is Port Ellen?
Port Ellen is a proper noun.

Words near Port Ellen in the dictionary

  1. Port Dinorwic
  2. Port du Salut
  3. Port Dundas
  4. Port Eglinton
  5. Port Elizabeth
  6. Port Ellen
  7. Port Erin
  8. Port Erroll
  9. Port Everglades
  10. Port Eynon
  11. Port Fairy

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