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Raasay

Raasay proper noun: an island in the Inner Hebrides between the Isle of Skye and the mainland, in Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid refs NG53, NG54, NG55, NG65).

raasay: an island in the Inner Hebrides between the Isle of Skye and the mainland, in Highland council...
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Proper noun

Raasay

  1. An island in the Inner Hebrides between the Isle of Skye and the mainland, in Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid refs NG53, NG54, NG55, NG65).

Origin of Raasay

Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic Ratharsaigh, Ratharsair.

Questions about Raasay

What does Raasay mean?
Raasay means an island in the Inner Hebrides between the Isle of Skye and the mainland, in Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid refs NG53, NG54, NG55, NG65).
What part of speech is Raasay?
Raasay is a proper noun.

Words near Raasay in the dictionary

  1. RAAN
  2. RAANs
  3. Raap
  4. Raaps
  5. RAAS
  6. Raasay
  7. Raasch
  8. Raasches
  9. raasclaat
  10. raasclaats
  11. raasclat

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