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Tantallon

Tantallon proper noun: a castle in East Lothian, Scotland.

Proper noun

Tantallon

  1. A castle in East Lothian, Scotland.
  2. A community in the Halifax area of Nova Scotia, Canada.
  3. A village in the Rural Municipality of Spy Hill No. 152, Saskatchewan, Canada.
  4. An unincorporated community in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States.

Origin of Tantallon

The first part of the name is Cumbric *dyn (“fort”) + *tal (“brow”). Specific element may be either Cumbric *cann (“bright”), Cumbric *cant (“rim, border”) or Cumbric *cein (“ridge”).

Questions about Tantallon

What does Tantallon mean?
Tantallon means a castle in East Lothian, Scotland.
What part of speech is Tantallon?
Tantallon is a proper noun.

Words near Tantallon in the dictionary

  1. tantalizes
  2. tantalizing
  3. tantalizingly
  4. tantalizingness
  5. tantalizings
  6. Tantallon
  7. tantalocene
  8. tantalous
  9. tantalum
  10. tantalums
  11. tantalus

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