English Explanatory Dictionary

machair

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of calcareous sandy terrain formed mostly from seashells, found by the coast in areas of Scotland and Ireland.

Word forms

machair machairs

Etymology

Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic machair.

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