English Explanatory Dictionary

Munro

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic, variant of Monroe
  2. A town in the Shire of Wellington, south eastern Victoria, Australia.
noun
  1. Any Scottish mountain having a height of more than 3,000 feet; named after Sir Hugh Thomas Munro, Scottish mountaineer
noun
  1. Alternative form of Munro.

Word forms

Munro Munroes Munros

Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic * (mountains): Named after Scottish mountaineer Sir Hugh Thomas Munro.

Related words

one-thousander three-thousander

Derived words

Marilyn Munro bagger Munroist
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