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Riccarton

Riccarton proper noun: a village and parish in East Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS4335).

riccarton: a village and parish in East Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS4335)
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Proper noun

Riccarton

  1. A village and parish in East Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS4335).
  2. An outer suburb of Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT1769).
  3. A former settlement at Riccarton Junction railway station, Scottish Borders council area, Scotland, historically in Roxburghshire (OS grid ref NY5497).
    • Riccarton Junction, with its railwaymen's co-operative shop on the island platform, has no connection with the outside world by road; and as we move off smartly down to the south, we cannot help wondering, now that the "Junction" part is losing its meaning, what Riccarton Station's future may be.1956 December, Michael Robbins, “End of the Border Counties Line”, in Railway Magazine, page 810
  4. A suburb of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.

Questions about Riccarton

What does Riccarton mean?
Riccarton means a village and parish in East Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS4335).
What part of speech is Riccarton?
Riccarton is a proper noun.

Words near Riccarton in the dictionary

  1. Riccall
  2. Riccardi
  3. riccardin
  4. riccardins
  5. Riccardis
  6. Riccarton
  7. Riccas
  8. Riccati equation
  9. Riccati equations
  10. Ricci calculus
  11. Ricci flow

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