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Ballachulish.

A village in Lochaber, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NN0858).

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Meaning & usage

name/ˌbaləˈxuːlɪʃ/
  1. A village in Lochaber, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NN0858).

Where this word comes from

From Scottish Gaelic Baile a' Chaolais (literally “town of the strait”), from baile (“town”) + caolas (“narrows, strait”), from caol (“narrow”).

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