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Tarbert

Tarbert proper noun: a hamlet on the east coast of Jura, Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NR6182).

tarbert: a hamlet on the east coast of Jura, Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NR6182)
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Proper noun

Tarbert

  1. A hamlet on the east coast of Jura, Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NR6182).
  2. A village and port on the east coast of north Kintyre, Argyll and Bute council area (OS grid ref NR8668).
  3. A place on the isle of Gigha, Argyll and Bute council area (OS grid ref NR6551).
  4. A village and port between South and North Harris, Western Isles council area, Scotland (OS grid refs NB1500, NG1599).
  5. A village and port on the Shannon estuary in County Kerry, Ireland (Irish grid ref R 0647).
  6. A community in the town of Grand Valley, Dufferin County, Ontario, Canada.

Origin of Tarbert

From either Irish or Scottish Gaelic Tairbeart, an isthmus.

Questions about Tarbert

What does Tarbert mean?
Tarbert means a hamlet on the east coast of Jura, Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NR6182).
What part of speech is Tarbert?
Tarbert is a proper noun.

Words near Tarbert in the dictionary

  1. Tarbellize
  2. Tarbellized
  3. Tarbellizes
  4. Tarbellizing
  5. Tarbells
  6. Tarbert
  7. Tarbes
  8. Tarbet
  9. Tarbets
  10. tarboard
  11. tarboards

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