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Stornoway

UK/ˈstɔːnəweɪ/

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Scotland/ˈstɔɾnəwe/

Stornoway proper noun: a town on the Isle of Lewis in Western Isles council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NB4232).

Proper noun

Stornoway

  1. A town on the Isle of Lewis in Western Isles council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NB4232).
  2. A village and municipality in Le Granit regional county municipality, Estrie, Quebec, Canada.
  3. A community in the Rural Municipality of Wallace No.243, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Origin of Stornoway

From Scottish Gaelic Steòrnabhagh, itself from Old Norse Stjórnavágr (literally “rudder bay”).

Words formed from Stornoway

Questions about Stornoway

What does Stornoway mean?
Stornoway means a town on the Isle of Lewis in Western Isles council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NB4232).
What part of speech is Stornoway?
Stornoway is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Stornoway?
Stornoway is pronounced /ˈstɔɾnəwe/ (Scotland).

Words near Stornoway in the dictionary

  1. stormy petrels
  2. stormy weather
  3. stornelli
  4. stornello
  5. stornellos
  6. Stornoway
  7. Stornowegian
  8. Stornowegians
  9. Storozhynets
  10. Storr
  11. Storrar

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