English Explanatory Dictionary

Gullane

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A coastal village in East Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT4882).

Pronunciation

/ˈɡʌlɪn/ /ˈɡʌlən/ /ˈɡɪlɪn/ /ˈɡɪlən/

Word forms

Gullane

Etymology

Ultimately from Scottish Gaelic gualann (“shoulder”); the pronunciation with /ʌ/ is historically a spelling pronunciation, but is now the usual local pronunciation.

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