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Tiree

/taɪˈɹiː/

Tiree proper noun: an island in the Inner Hebrides, Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland (OS grid refs NL94, NM04).

Proper noun

Tiree

  1. An island in the Inner Hebrides, Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland (OS grid refs NL94, NM04).

Origin of Tiree

From Scottish Gaelic Tiriodh, from Old Norse Týrvist (literally “Tyr’s abode”).

Questions about Tiree

What does Tiree mean?
Tiree means an island in the Inner Hebrides, Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland (OS grid refs NL94, NM04).
What part of speech is Tiree?
Tiree is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Tiree?
Tiree is pronounced /taɪˈɹiː/.

Words near Tiree in the dictionary

  1. tiredish
  2. tiredly
  3. tiredness
  4. tirednesses
  5. tiredsome
  6. Tiree
  7. tireless
  8. tirelessly
  9. tirelessness
  10. tirelike
  11. tireling

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