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Strathmore

Strathmore proper noun: a large valley in Angus council area, and partly in Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland.

Proper noun

Strathmore

  1. A large valley in Angus council area, and partly in Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland.
    • So, despite the obvious difficulties of crossing the intervening Sidlaws, correspondents to the Dundee newspapers in 1817 were advocating a "terraqueous undertaking" in the form of a canal from the town into Strathmore.1951 August, S. G. E. Lythe, “The Dundee & Newtyle Railway: I—Promotion and Management, 1825-1846”, in Railway Magazine, pages 546-547
  2. A valley and river therein, in Sutherland, Highland council area, in the far north of Scotland (the valley is spelt Strath More on an Ordnance Survey map).
  3. A town in Wheatland County, Alberta, Canada.
  4. A census-designated place in Tulare County, California.
  5. A census-designated place in Aberdeen Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey.
  6. A hamlet in Manhasset, North Hempstead, Nassau County, New York.
  7. A neighbourhood of Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York.
  8. A small settlement east of Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand.
  9. A locality in the Shire of Mareeba and Shire of Etheridge, Queensland, Australia.
  10. A suburb of Melbourne in the City of Moonee Valley, Victoria, Australia.

Origin of Strathmore

From Scottish Gaelic srath mòr (literally “large strath”).

Words formed from Strathmore

Questions about Strathmore

What does Strathmore mean?
Strathmore means a large valley in Angus council area, and partly in Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland.
What part of speech is Strathmore?
Strathmore is a proper noun.

Words near Strathmore in the dictionary

  1. Strathman
  2. Strathmans
  3. Strathmartine
  4. Strathmerton
  5. Strathmiglo
  6. Strathmore
  7. Strathmore Heights
  8. Strathmore weed
  9. Strathpeffer
  10. straths
  11. strathspey

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