English Explanatory Dictionary

Cromartyshire

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A former county in the Scottish Highlands, comprising the medieval "old shire" around the county town of Cromarty and 22 enclaves and exclaves transferred from Ross-shire in the late 17th century.

Word forms

Cromartyshire

Etymology

From Cromarty + -shire.

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