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Ross-shire

Ross-shire proper noun: a former county in the Scottish Highlands, including most of Ross as well as Lewis in the Outer Hebrides. Dingwall is the traditional county town. Merged with Cromartyshire in 1890 as Ross and Cromarty.

Proper noun

Ross-shire

  1. (historical) A former county in the Scottish Highlands, including most of Ross as well as Lewis in the Outer Hebrides. Dingwall is the traditional county town. Merged with Cromartyshire in 1890 as Ross and Cromarty.

Origin of Ross-shire

From Ross + -shire.

Questions about Ross-shire

What does Ross-shire mean?
Ross-shire means a former county in the Scottish Highlands, including most of Ross as well as Lewis in the Outer Hebrides. Dingwall is the traditional county town. Merged with Cromartyshire in 1890 as Ross and Cromarty.
What part of speech is Ross-shire?
Ross-shire is a proper noun.

Words near Ross-shire in the dictionary

  1. Ross seals
  2. Ross' syndrome
  3. Ross's gull
  4. Ross-Littlewood paradox
  5. Ross-on-Wye
  6. Ross-shire
  7. Rossa
  8. Rossabi
  9. Rossall
  10. Rossano
  11. Rossanos

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