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Portrush

Portrush proper noun: a coastal town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland (Irish grid ref C 8540).

Proper noun

Portrush

  1. A coastal town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland (Irish grid ref C 8540).

Origin of Portrush

From Irish Port Rois.

Questions about Portrush

What does Portrush mean?
Portrush means a coastal town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland (Irish grid ref C 8540).
What part of speech is Portrush?
Portrush is a proper noun.

Words near Portrush in the dictionary

  1. portreeve
  2. portreeves
  3. portreeveship
  4. portress
  5. portresses
  6. Portrush
  7. ports
  8. ports of call
  9. ports of entry
  10. ports.
  11. portsale

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