strathspey
Meanings
noun
- A Scottish dance with gliding steps, slower than a reel.
- A piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance.
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- The area encompassing the upper part of the strath (valley) of Scotland’s River Spey in Highland council area, from its source in Loch Spey to the strath’s capital, Grantown-on-Spey.
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After Strathspey, valley of the river Spey.
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