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Ullie

Ullie proper noun: synonym of the Helmsdale: a river in Highland council area, which flows into the North Sea at Helmsdale.

Proper noun

the Ullie

  1. Synonym of the Helmsdale: a river in Highland council area, which flows into the North Sea at Helmsdale.
    • The Inverness to Wick line of the late Highland Railway, now L.M.S.R, was diverted inland from Helmsdale up the valley of the Ullie, as, although this entailed a wide circuit, the route offered a considerably easier course from the engineering and gradient point of view than attempting to continue...1946 March and April, “The Why and The Wherefore: L.M.S.R. Wick Main Line”, in Railway Magazine, page 130
    Synonyms:
    the Helmsdale

Synonyms of Ullie

  • the Helmsdale

Origin of Ullie

From Scottish Gaelic Ilidh, of uncertain derivation, but Isaac (2005) connects this with a Proto-Celtic root meaning "cry" (cf. Old Irish ilach (“victorious howl”)).

Questions about Ullie

What does Ullie mean?
Ullie means synonym of the Helmsdale: a river in Highland council area, which flows into the North Sea at Helmsdale.
What part of speech is Ullie?
Ullie is a proper noun.

Words near Ullie in the dictionary

  1. Ullesthorpe
  2. ullet
  3. ullets
  4. Ulleung
  5. Ulleungdo
  6. Ullie
  7. Ullina
  8. ulling
  9. Ullman
  10. Ullmann
  11. Ullmann condensation

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