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Stranraer

UK/stɹænɹɑː/

Stranraer proper noun: a town in western Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland.

Proper noun

Stranraer

  1. A town in western Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland.
  2. A hamlet in the Rural Municipality of Mountain View No. 318, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Origin of Stranraer

From Scottish Gaelic Sròn Reamhar (literally “fat promontory”).

Questions about Stranraer

What does Stranraer mean?
Stranraer means a town in western Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland.
What part of speech is Stranraer?
Stranraer is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Stranraer?
Stranraer is pronounced /stɹænɹɑː/ (UK).

Words near Stranraer in the dictionary

  1. stranniki
  2. stranniks
  3. stranniky
  4. Stranocum
  5. Stranorlar
  6. Stranraer
  7. Stransham
  8. Stranshams
  9. stranskiite
  10. Stransky
  11. Stranskys

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