English Explanatory Dictionary

melrose

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. honey of roses, a mixture formerly used in gargles and lotions
name
  1. A small town in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT5434).
  2. A small town in South Australia.
  3. A rural community of the City of Devonport and Kentish council area, northern Tasmania, Australia.
  4. A suburb of Wellington, Wellington region, New Zealand.
  5. A suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa.
  6. A number of places in Canada:
  7. A community in Hastings County, Ontario.
  8. A community in Middlesex County, Ontario.
  9. A small community in Nova Scotia.
  10. A settlement in Westmorland County, New Brunswick.
  11. A settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador.
  12. A number of places in the United States:

Word forms

melrose Melroses

Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic maol (“bare, barren”) + ros (“promontory, headland”).

Derived words

Melrose Park
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