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Portpatrick

Portpatrick proper noun: a coastal village and harbour in Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland, originally in Wigtownshire (OS grid ref NW9954).

Proper noun

Portpatrick

  1. A coastal village and harbour in Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland, originally in Wigtownshire (OS grid ref NW9954).

Origin of Portpatrick

From port + Patrick, after St Patrick's Church or earlier chapel.

Questions about Portpatrick

What does Portpatrick mean?
Portpatrick means a coastal village and harbour in Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland, originally in Wigtownshire (OS grid ref NW9954).
What part of speech is Portpatrick?
Portpatrick is a proper noun.

Words near Portpatrick in the dictionary

  1. portovenography
  2. portovenous
  3. Portoviejo
  4. portpass
  5. portpasses
  6. Portpatrick
  7. portpiece
  8. portpieces
  9. Portrack
  10. portrait
  11. portrait painting

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