English Explanatory Dictionary

Dalhousie

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A town in Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada.
  2. A hill station in Himachal Pradesh, India.
  3. A Scottish earldom.

Pronunciation

/dælˈhaʊ.zi/ /dəlˈhoʊ.zi/

Word forms

Dalhousie

Etymology

The town in New Brunswick is named after George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie (1770 - 1838). The hill station in Himachal Pradesh is named after James Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie (1812 - 1860).

Derived words

Dalhousie catfish Dalhousie goby Dalhousie hardyhead
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