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Prony

Prony proper noun: a locality in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland.

Proper noun (1)

Prony

  1. A locality in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland.

Proper noun (2)

Prony

  1. A village in Le Mont-Dore commune, New Caledonia.

Origin of Prony

Possibly from Scottish Gaelic pronn (“crumbly soil”), or the Pictish cognate of Welsh bron (“breast, breast-shaped hill”), bryn (“hill”) or pren (“wood”).

Phrases with Prony

Questions about Prony

What does Prony mean?
Prony means a locality in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland.
What part of speech is Prony?
Prony is a proper noun.

Words near Prony in the dictionary

  1. pronunciatory
  2. pronuncing
  3. pronuntiatio
  4. pronuntiation
  5. pronuntiations
  6. Prony
  7. Prony brake
  8. Prony brakes
  9. pronymph
  10. pronymphal
  11. pronymphs

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